1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–2 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jackie Pope
  • Calvin Short
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Western Kentucky $ 7 0 010 0 1
Middle Tennessee 6 1 08 2 0
East Tennessee State 5 2 07 2 0
Tennessee Tech 3 4 06 4 0
Murray State 3 4 05 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 05 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 1 6 02 8 0
Austin Peay 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were Jackie Pope and Calvin Shorts.