10 Years Ago This Week
10-28-06: In Lafayette, LA, the MT (5-3, 4-0) defense forced 6 turnovers and beat Louisiana-Lafayette 34-20. Touchdowns were scored by Desmond Gee, Clint Marks and Eugene Gross on offense. Damon Nickson had a defensive score.
MT swept the Sun Belt Conference weekly awards after this game. Clint Marks was Offensive Player of the Week after completing 19 of 26 for 244 yards and one TD.
Damon Nickson was Defensive Player of the Week after intercepting 4 passes. He was also named the National Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Colby Smith was the Special Teams Player of the Week afters 2 Field Goals and averaging 46.5 yards on punts.
20 Years Ago This Week
10-26-96: In Cape Girardeau, MO, in overtime, Southeast Missouri State beat MT 16-13, for their first ever win, in 8 tries against the Raiders. Dee Mostiller had an 88 yard touchdown catch to put him at 1,779 yards for his career, passing Herbert Owenby as MT's career all-time leader in receiving yardage. Kelverick Green had his 2nd straight 100-yard rushing game with 115. Brian Chastain, whose sister had committed earlier in the week to play basketball, had 16 tackles.
10-27-96: In tennis, the men's doubles team won the Tulane Invitational Tournament. Before beating Tulane in the finals, they beat the Arkansas team that was the #1 doubles team in the nation and the defending champs.
30 Years Ago This Week
bye week
40 Years Ago This Week
bye week
50 Years Ago This Week
10-29-66: In Murfreesboro, in the first ever televised OVC game, the #7 ranked Raiders (5-2,3-1) lost 13-7 to Austin Peay. All the Governor scoring came in the 1st half. MT's only score was a 13 yard pass from Billy Walker to Jamie Jamison.
Quote from DNJ writer Lee Sadler: “The game ended with a few fights, a few students taken to jail and Austin Peay tearing down the south goal post.”
60 Years Ago This Week
10-27-56: In Nashville, MT (4-2) lost 23-13 to Vanderbilt. The Raiders scored first on a 42-yard run by Buck Rolman and only trailed 14-13 with two minutes remaining, but allowed another TD and a safety. Rolman scored the other Raider touchdown too.
I'm not certain, but I believe this photo is of Rolman's 42 yard run.
70 Years Ago This Week
10-24-46: In Murfreesboro, the Raiders (4-0-1) beat Cumberland 28-0. Leonard Staggs had a 66 yard touchdown run and Glenn London had a 21 yard run for a score.
80 Years Ago This Week
10-23-36: In Murfreesboro, MT (4-1) beat the Murray Thorobreds 19-14. Woodie Smitherman had 2 rushing touchdowns and threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Joe Troop to give MT the lead in the 4th quarter.
10-28-06: In Lafayette, LA, the MT (5-3, 4-0) defense forced 6 turnovers and beat Louisiana-Lafayette 34-20. Touchdowns were scored by Desmond Gee, Clint Marks and Eugene Gross on offense. Damon Nickson had a defensive score.
MT swept the Sun Belt Conference weekly awards after this game. Clint Marks was Offensive Player of the Week after completing 19 of 26 for 244 yards and one TD.
Damon Nickson was Defensive Player of the Week after intercepting 4 passes. He was also named the National Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Colby Smith was the Special Teams Player of the Week afters 2 Field Goals and averaging 46.5 yards on punts.
20 Years Ago This Week
10-26-96: In Cape Girardeau, MO, in overtime, Southeast Missouri State beat MT 16-13, for their first ever win, in 8 tries against the Raiders. Dee Mostiller had an 88 yard touchdown catch to put him at 1,779 yards for his career, passing Herbert Owenby as MT's career all-time leader in receiving yardage. Kelverick Green had his 2nd straight 100-yard rushing game with 115. Brian Chastain, whose sister had committed earlier in the week to play basketball, had 16 tackles.
10-27-96: In tennis, the men's doubles team won the Tulane Invitational Tournament. Before beating Tulane in the finals, they beat the Arkansas team that was the #1 doubles team in the nation and the defending champs.
30 Years Ago This Week
bye week
40 Years Ago This Week
bye week
50 Years Ago This Week
10-29-66: In Murfreesboro, in the first ever televised OVC game, the #7 ranked Raiders (5-2,3-1) lost 13-7 to Austin Peay. All the Governor scoring came in the 1st half. MT's only score was a 13 yard pass from Billy Walker to Jamie Jamison.
Quote from DNJ writer Lee Sadler: “The game ended with a few fights, a few students taken to jail and Austin Peay tearing down the south goal post.”
60 Years Ago This Week
10-27-56: In Nashville, MT (4-2) lost 23-13 to Vanderbilt. The Raiders scored first on a 42-yard run by Buck Rolman and only trailed 14-13 with two minutes remaining, but allowed another TD and a safety. Rolman scored the other Raider touchdown too.
I'm not certain, but I believe this photo is of Rolman's 42 yard run.
70 Years Ago This Week
10-24-46: In Murfreesboro, the Raiders (4-0-1) beat Cumberland 28-0. Leonard Staggs had a 66 yard touchdown run and Glenn London had a 21 yard run for a score.
80 Years Ago This Week
10-23-36: In Murfreesboro, MT (4-1) beat the Murray Thorobreds 19-14. Woodie Smitherman had 2 rushing touchdowns and threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Joe Troop to give MT the lead in the 4th quarter.
