1955 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainG. Haley, S. Corban
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Murray State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were G. Haley and S. Corban.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Morris Harvey*
W 14–7
September 23at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYW 21–14
October 1Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 25–13
October 8at Austin Peay*
T 14–14
October 16Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 21–0
October 22at Vanderbilt*
L 0–4617,500[2]
October 29Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 25–21
November 5at Murray State
W 33–285,000[3]
November 12East Tennessee State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 20–7
November 24Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 14–5510,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1956 NFL Draft

The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
16 185 Billy Hix Tackle Philadelphia Eagles
30 354 Terry Sweeney Back Baltimore Colts

References

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Vandy blasts MTSC, 46 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Shores, Bill (November 6, 1955). "Murray Loses To Middle 33-28". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. p. 13B. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Short, George (November 25, 1955). "TPI Crushes Middle Tennessee 55-14 for OVC Title". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. p. 36. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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