10 Years Ago This Week
10-21-06: In Monroe, LA, the Blue Raiders (4-3, 3-0) beat Louisiana-Monroe 35-21. MT trailed at halftime, but rallied with a second half shutout and 21 unanswered points. Touchdowns were scored by Jay Robinson, DeMarco McNair (2), Eugene Gross and Desmond Gee. Clint marks was 19-24 and 2 TDs.
20 Years Ago This Week
10-19-96: In Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee (3-4, 1-3) fell 20-13 to Eastern Kentucky for their 4th straight loss to the Colonels. Leading rusher, Lebrian McGill's season was ended by a broken ankle but Kelverick Green carried 14 times for 130 yards and a touchdown.
30 Years Ago This Week
10-18-86: In Springfield, MO, the Raiders (3-4) beat Southwest Missouri State 42-19. At the end of the 1st half, MT scored 16 points in less than 20 seconds. Leading 14-10 Marvin Collier threw an 8 yard touchdown to Robert Alford with 23 seconds remaining; the PAT was missed. On the next play from scrimmage, Brad Cowan intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, SMSU fumbled and Tommy Barnes recovered it with 4 seconds left. Dick Martin kicked a 44 yard field goal for a 30-10 halftime lead. Dwight Stone rushed for 152 yards and 3 TDs.
40 Years Ago This Week
10-16-76: In Murray, KY, the Raiders (3-4, 1-2) lost to Murray State 24-20 after setting OVC records for fumbles (14) and lost fumbles (9) in a game. The Racers also intercepted 3 passes. Mike Moore recovered one of the fumbles in the end zone for a Raider TD. The other scores were both Mike Robinson touchdown passes to Jeff Shockley.
50 Years Ago This Week
10-22-66: In Murfreesboro, the #10 ranked Raiders beat Morehead State 20-7 behind 165 yards rushing by Larry “The Bull” Mathews. Billy Walker had touchdown passes to Herb Owenby, Toby Wood and Jamie Jamison. Larry Dotson would be named OVC Defensive Player of the Week. He had a 41 yard interception return that set up a Raider touchdown.
The 2nd half had a 2-3 minute fight, when MT players felt Billy Walker had been hit late near the Raider bench.
Photo is of the fight.
60 Years Ago This Week
bye week
70 Years Ago This Week
10-17-46: In Murfreesboro, the Raiders (3-0-1) beat Austin Peay 42-9. Bill Nesbitt scored 4 rushing TDs along with rushing touchdowns by Angelo Varallo and (Martin?) Rushing.
80 Years Ago This Week
10-17-36: In Bowling Green, KY, the Raiders beat Western Kentucky 9-0. On the game's final play DE Joe Troop intercepted a Western Kentucky “shovel pass” and returned it for a score. After the play a WK player threw multiple punches at Bubber Murphy, which sparked “a free-for-all fight in which the entire squads of both schools and approximately 1,000 of the 5,000 spectators participated.” QB Woodie Smitherman was knocked unconscious in the 15 minutes that it took for order to be restored. It was reported that Western Kentucky was taking so many cheap shots on Murphy, that the game officials asked Coach Johnny “Red” Floyd to take him out of the game for his own safety.
10-21-06: In Monroe, LA, the Blue Raiders (4-3, 3-0) beat Louisiana-Monroe 35-21. MT trailed at halftime, but rallied with a second half shutout and 21 unanswered points. Touchdowns were scored by Jay Robinson, DeMarco McNair (2), Eugene Gross and Desmond Gee. Clint marks was 19-24 and 2 TDs.
20 Years Ago This Week
10-19-96: In Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee (3-4, 1-3) fell 20-13 to Eastern Kentucky for their 4th straight loss to the Colonels. Leading rusher, Lebrian McGill's season was ended by a broken ankle but Kelverick Green carried 14 times for 130 yards and a touchdown.
30 Years Ago This Week
10-18-86: In Springfield, MO, the Raiders (3-4) beat Southwest Missouri State 42-19. At the end of the 1st half, MT scored 16 points in less than 20 seconds. Leading 14-10 Marvin Collier threw an 8 yard touchdown to Robert Alford with 23 seconds remaining; the PAT was missed. On the next play from scrimmage, Brad Cowan intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, SMSU fumbled and Tommy Barnes recovered it with 4 seconds left. Dick Martin kicked a 44 yard field goal for a 30-10 halftime lead. Dwight Stone rushed for 152 yards and 3 TDs.
40 Years Ago This Week
10-16-76: In Murray, KY, the Raiders (3-4, 1-2) lost to Murray State 24-20 after setting OVC records for fumbles (14) and lost fumbles (9) in a game. The Racers also intercepted 3 passes. Mike Moore recovered one of the fumbles in the end zone for a Raider TD. The other scores were both Mike Robinson touchdown passes to Jeff Shockley.
50 Years Ago This Week
10-22-66: In Murfreesboro, the #10 ranked Raiders beat Morehead State 20-7 behind 165 yards rushing by Larry “The Bull” Mathews. Billy Walker had touchdown passes to Herb Owenby, Toby Wood and Jamie Jamison. Larry Dotson would be named OVC Defensive Player of the Week. He had a 41 yard interception return that set up a Raider touchdown.
The 2nd half had a 2-3 minute fight, when MT players felt Billy Walker had been hit late near the Raider bench.
Photo is of the fight.
60 Years Ago This Week
bye week
70 Years Ago This Week
10-17-46: In Murfreesboro, the Raiders (3-0-1) beat Austin Peay 42-9. Bill Nesbitt scored 4 rushing TDs along with rushing touchdowns by Angelo Varallo and (Martin?) Rushing.
80 Years Ago This Week
10-17-36: In Bowling Green, KY, the Raiders beat Western Kentucky 9-0. On the game's final play DE Joe Troop intercepted a Western Kentucky “shovel pass” and returned it for a score. After the play a WK player threw multiple punches at Bubber Murphy, which sparked “a free-for-all fight in which the entire squads of both schools and approximately 1,000 of the 5,000 spectators participated.” QB Woodie Smitherman was knocked unconscious in the 15 minutes that it took for order to be restored. It was reported that Western Kentucky was taking so many cheap shots on Murphy, that the game officials asked Coach Johnny “Red” Floyd to take him out of the game for his own safety.
