1947 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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VSAC champion | |
Conference | Volunteer State Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–1 (5–0 VSAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Henry Brandon, Leonard Staggs |
Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union (TN) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumberland (TN) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milligan | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the VSAC title. The team's captains were Henry Brandon and Leonard Staggs. [1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Middle Tennessee was ranked at No. 188 out of 500 college football teams. [2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Southeast Missouri State* | W 12–0 | [3] [4] | |||
September 25 | Memphis State* | W 20–0 | [5] | |||
October 4 | at Milligan |
| W 7–0 | 2,000 | [6] | |
October 11 | Union (TN) |
| W 19–6 | [7] | ||
October 16 | at Austin Peay | W 33–0 | [8] | |||
October 23 | at Cumberland (TN) | Lebanon, TN | W 41–12 | [9] | ||
November 6 | Maryville (TN)* |
| L 6–13 | 3,000 | [10] | |
November 15 | at Troy State* | W 41–17 | [11] | |||
November 20 | 7:45 p.m. | East Tennessee State* |
| W 26–13 | [12] [13] [14] | |
November 27 |
Tennessee Tech![]() |
| W 19–0 | 5,000–7,000 | [15] [16] [17] | |
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1947 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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VSAC champion | |
Conference | Volunteer State Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–1 (5–0 VSAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Henry Brandon, Leonard Staggs |
Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union (TN) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumberland (TN) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milligan | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the VSAC title. The team's captains were Henry Brandon and Leonard Staggs. [1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Middle Tennessee was ranked at No. 188 out of 500 college football teams. [2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Southeast Missouri State* | W 12–0 | [3] [4] | |||
September 25 | Memphis State* | W 20–0 | [5] | |||
October 4 | at Milligan |
| W 7–0 | 2,000 | [6] | |
October 11 | Union (TN) |
| W 19–6 | [7] | ||
October 16 | at Austin Peay | W 33–0 | [8] | |||
October 23 | at Cumberland (TN) | Lebanon, TN | W 41–12 | [9] | ||
November 6 | Maryville (TN)* |
| L 6–13 | 3,000 | [10] | |
November 15 | at Troy State* | W 41–17 | [11] | |||
November 20 | 7:45 p.m. | East Tennessee State* |
| W 26–13 | [12] [13] [14] | |
November 27 |
Tennessee Tech![]() |
| W 19–0 | 5,000–7,000 | [15] [16] [17] | |
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