Matched filter receiver (MFR) of Forney in the presence of intersymbol interference (ISI) and additive white Gaussian noise is investigated from a blind perspective, which includes blind maximum likelihood sequence detection, blind decision feedback equalization and linear blind equalization. Various realizations of the blind MFR are discussed. In a blind MFR, the channel can be easily estimated using a simple algorithm such as the constantmodulus algorithm (CMA). In this sense, the CMA can be used to estimate the channel directly without complicated matrix decomposition techniques. Zero forcing and minimum mean-square estimation based designs of the blind MFR are explored. Channel estimation using the CMA deteriorates in the presence of noise. A new method to tackle this problem is developed and shown to have satisfactory behavior in low signal-to-noise ratios. Tracking performance of the blind MFR is found to be acceptable in representative Rayleigh fading channels of mobile communication.Index Terms-Blind channel estimation, blind decision feedback equalization, constant-modulus algorithm (CMA), matched filter receiver.