1947 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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 Middle Tennessee 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]

1947 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
VSAC champion
ConferenceVolunteer State Athletic Conference
1947 record9–1 (5–0 VSAC)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Brandon, Leonard Staggs
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1947 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –1 –04 –7 –0
Union (TN) 1 –1 –05 –5 –0
Cumberland (TN) 0 –2 –15 –5 –1
Austin Peay 0 –2 –13 –6 –1
Milligan 0 –1 –05 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Southeast Missouri State*
W 12–0[2][3]
September 25Memphis State*
W 20–0[4]
October 4at Milligan
W 7–02,000[5]
October 11Union (TN)
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 19–6[6]
October 16at Austin Peay
W 33–0[7]
October 23at Cumberland (TN)Lebanon, TNW 41–12[8]
November 6Maryville*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 6–133,000[9]
November 15at Troy State*Troy, AL (rivalry)W 41–17
November 20East Tennessee State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 26–13
November 27Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 19–05,000–7,000[10][11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. "MTSC Blue Raiders Snap Cape Girardeau's Streak". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. September 21, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "MTSC (continued)". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. September 21, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. Jim Miller (September 26, 1947). "Blue Raiders Wallop Memphis State 20-0". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 39.
  5. "Middle Tenn. Edges Milligan Buffs 7-0". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 5, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Union Victory String Broken By Middle Tenn. State, 19-6". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. October 12, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. Melton, Baxter (October 17, 1947). "Blue Raiders Wallop Peay 33-0 for 5th Win". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 44. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. Melton, Baxter (October 24, 1947). "Blue Raiders Trample Cumberland Bulldogs". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 45. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. Miller, Jim (November 7, 1947). "Maryville Hands Blue Raiders First Loss". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 44. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. Mansfield, Dick (November 28, 1947). "Raiders Roll Over Eagles 19 to 0". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 45. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. Mansfield, Dick (November 28, 1947). "MTSC Gallops (continued)". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 46. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. "MTST Finish Race With Win Over TPI". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. United Press. November 28, 1948. p. 13. Retrieved September 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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