Year: | 1964 |
Team: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | OVC |
Record: | 8–2–1 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Charles M. Murphy |
Hc Year: | 18th |
Captain: | J. Armstrong, H. Petty |
Stadium: | Horace Jones Field |
Champion: | OVC champion Grantland Rice Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Grantland Rice Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 20–0 vs. |
The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Middle Tennessee was invited to the 1964 Grantland Rice Bowl, where they beat . The team's captains were J. Armstrong and H. Petty.[1]