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<td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles_football" title="Morehead State Eagles football">Morehead State</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Thoroughbreds_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Murray State Thoroughbreds football">Murray State</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>+ – Conference co-champions</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1959_small_college_football_rankings" title="1959 small college football rankings">UPI small college poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team</b> represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as <a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_State_University" title="Middle Tennessee State University">Middle Tennessee State University</a>—as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> (OVC) during the <a href="/wiki/1959_college_football_season" title="1959 college football season">1959 college football season</a>. Led by 13th-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Charles_M._Murphy_(coach)" title="Charles M. Murphy (coach)">Charles M. Murphy</a>, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–0–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a>. Middle Tennessee was invited to the <a href="/wiki/1960_Tangerine_Bowl_(January)" title="1960 Tangerine Bowl (January)">Tangerine Bowl</a>, where they beat <a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Blue_Hose_football" title="Presbyterian Blue Hose football">Presbyterian</a>. The team's captains were B. Pitts and Brady Luckett.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 19</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Austin_Peay_Governors_football" title="Austin Peay Governors football">Austin Peay</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fortera_Stadium" title="Fortera Stadium">Clarksville Municipal Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Clarksville,_Tennessee" title="Clarksville, Tennessee">Clarksville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 36–0</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 26</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="1959 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 10</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Red%22_Floyd_Stadium" title="Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium">Horace Jones Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 21–20</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 12</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Horace Jones Field</li><li>Murfreesboro, TN (<a href="/wiki/100_Miles_of_Hate" title="100 Miles of Hate">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 37–2</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Maroons_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Kentucky Maroons football">Eastern Kentucky</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Kentucky" title="Richmond, Kentucky">Richmond, KY</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 14–6</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9 <a href="/wiki/1959_Chattanooga_Moccasins_football_team" title="1959 Chattanooga Moccasins football team">Chattanooga</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 6</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Horace Jones Field</li><li>Murfreesboro, TN</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 28–0</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles_football" title="Morehead State Eagles football">Morehead State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><a href="/wiki/Morehead,_Kentucky" title="Morehead, Kentucky">Morehead, KY</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 27–0</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 31</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Florence_State_Lions_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Florence State Lions football">Florence State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><a href="/wiki/Florence,_Alabama" title="Florence, Alabama">Florence, AL</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 34–26</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 7</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Thoroughbreds_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Murray State Thoroughbreds football">Murray State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Cutchin Stadium</li><li><a href="/wiki/Murray,_Kentucky" title="Murray, Kentucky">Murray, KY</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 55–0</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 14</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_football" title="East Tennessee State Buccaneers football">East Tennessee State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Horace Jones Field</li><li>Murfreesboro, TN</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 30–6</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 26</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Horace Jones Field</li><li>Murfreesboro, TN</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">T</span> 21–21</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">January 1, 1960</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 18 <a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Blue_Hose_football" title="Presbyterian Blue Hose football">Presbyterian</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Tangerine Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, FL</a> (<a href="/wiki/1960_Tangerine_Bowl_(January)" title="1960 Tangerine Bowl (January)">Tangerine Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 21–12</td><td style="text-align:center">12,500</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1959_small_college_football_rankings#UPI_Poll" title="1959 small college football rankings">UPI Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://goblueraiders.com/documents/2021/8/24/2021_Football_Fact_Book.pdf">"Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro, Tennessee</a>: <a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_State_University" title="Middle Tennessee State University">Middle Tennessee State University</a>. 2021. p. 145<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1935 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1936 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1937 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1938 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1939 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1940 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1941 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1942 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1942</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943–1945</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1946 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1947 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1948 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1949 Middle Tennessee Blue 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team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1957 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1958</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1960 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1962 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1964 Middle 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Murray State Thoroughbreds football team">Murray State</a> (1948)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_Evansville_Purple_Aces_football_team" title="1949 Evansville Purple Aces football team">Evansville</a> (1949)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Thoroughbreds_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Murray State Thoroughbreds football">Murray State</a> (1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_Murray_State_Thoroughbreds_football_team" title="1951 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team">Murray State</a> (1951)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="1952 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team">Tennessee Tech</a> & <a href="/wiki/1952_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1952)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1953)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1954)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team">Tennessee Tech</a> (1955)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;;width:1%">NCAA College Division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1956 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1957 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Middle Tennessee</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1959)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_football" title="East Tennessee State Buccaneers football">East Tennessee State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/1962_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1962 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles_football" title="Morehead State Eagles football">Morehead State</a> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1963 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1964 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1965 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles_football" title="Morehead State Eagles football">Morehead State</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_football_team" title="1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team">East Tennessee State</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1970 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1971 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1972)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;;width:1%">Division II</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1973 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> & <a href="/wiki/1975_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1975 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a>† (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Austin_Peay_Governors_football" title="Austin Peay Governors football">Austin Peay</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1978 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1978)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;;width:1%">I-AA/FCS</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Murray_State_Racers_football_team" title="1979 Murray State Racers football team">Murray State</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1980 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1981 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1982_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a></b> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1983 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1984 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> & <a href="/wiki/1986_Murray_State_Racers_football_team" title="1986 Murray State Racers football team">Murray State</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> & <a href="/wiki/1987_Youngstown_State_Penguins_football_team" title="1987 Youngstown State Penguins football team">Youngstown State</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1990 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> & <a href="/wiki/1990_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1991 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1992 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee State Tigers football team">Tennessee State</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1999 Tennessee State Tigers football team">Tennessee State</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="2000 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2003 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2004 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2006 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tennessee%E2%80%93Martin_Skyhawks_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football">Tennessee–Martin</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks_football_team" title="2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team">Southeast Missouri State</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2011 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a>, & <a href="/wiki/2011_Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team">Tennessee Tech</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Austin_Peay_Governors_football_team" title="2019 Austin Peay Governors football team">Austin Peay</a> & <a href="/wiki/2019_Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks_football_team" title="2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team">Southeast Missouri State</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2020 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_UT_Martin_Skyhawks_football_team" title="2021 UT Martin Skyhawks football team">UT Martin</a> 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