1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Horace Jones Field
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 –0 –09 –2 –1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
Morehead State 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Western Kentucky 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Austin Peay 2 –4 –07 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
Tennessee Tech 0 –5 –11 –8 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 North Alabama *
L 17–20 [1]
September 15at Tennessee–Martin *
L 23–31 [2]
September 22at Morehead State
L 7–283,000 [3]
October 6No. T–7 Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–52 [4]
October 13 Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 8–29 [5]
October 20at Chattanooga *
L 15–5910,000 [6]
October 27at Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 14–31 [7]
November 3 Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 12–178,000 [8]
November 10at East Tennessee State *
L 14–5210,027 [9]
November 17 Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–14 [10]

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Fletcher runs UNA to 20–17 opening win". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Holds on; UTM repels MTSU fourth-quarter effort". The Jackson Sun. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Morehead rolls to 28–7 win over Middle". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Injuries don't hurt Eastern's offense". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Murray State crushes Middle Tennessee 29–8". The Tennessean. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UT–Chattanooga rips MTSU 59–15". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Governors celebrate 31–14". The Daily News-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Western, 17–12". The State Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "East Tennessee trounces MTSU". The Tennessean. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "MTSU edges out TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1979 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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