1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. T–10 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Austin Peay	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Akron	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Morehead State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Middle Tennessee	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at North Alabama *	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 0–36		[1]
September 13	Chattanooga *	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–32	10,000	[2]
September 27	Morehead State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–17		[3]
October 4	Western Carolina *	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–24	3,000	[4]
October 11	at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 0–24	8,800	[5]
October 18	at No. T–1 Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 6–38	16,300	[6]
October 25	Austin Peay	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 3–7		[7]
November 8	at No. 3 Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	L 15–30	20,100	[8]
November 15	Akron	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 13–9		[9]
November 22	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 21–7		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Blue Raiders ripped 36–0". The Tennessean. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UTC rambles by MTSU 32–7". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Morehead drives past MTSU 17–10". The Daily News-Journal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cats win, 24–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Defense shines, but Colonels blank MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gibbs' passes punish Middle". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Peay ruins MTSU homecoming 7–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Western captures OVC title". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Zips end humbling season with 13–9 defeat". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "MTSU tops Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1980 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}