1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 –0 –013 –0 –0
Akron 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Youngstown State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Morehead State 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Murray State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Austin Peay 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Savannah State *
W 12–32,000 [1]
September 11 Elizabeth City State *
W 34–07,500 [2]
September 18 Liberty Baptist *
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27-74,000 [3]
September 25 Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 30–05,000 [4]
October 2 Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 16–197,500 [5]
October 9at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky
L 10–3517,700 [6]
October 16at Murray State
W 27–912,500 [7]
October 23 Austin Peay Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–710,000 [8]
October 30at Youngstown State
L 10–117,014 [9]
November 6at Western Kentucky *
W 31–168,500 [10]
November 20at Tennessee Tech
W 10–36,819 [11]

[12]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [13]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
7193 James Griffin Defensive back Cincinnati Bengals

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References

  1. ↑ "Middle Tennessee State stops Savannah State 12–3". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "MTSU blanks Elizabeth City". The Tennessean. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blue Raiders win costly 27–7 battle". The Daily News-Journal. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Raiders wreck Eagle defense 30–0". The Daily News-Journal. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Akron's field goal at :06 hands Middle Tennessee its first defeat". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Eastern wins". The Park City Daily News. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Middle dumps Murray Racers". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "MTSU drops Peay 24–7". The Tennessean. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Youngstown outlasts Middle Tennessee". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "MTSU defense boots Western 31–16". The Tennessean. November 7, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Middle Tennessee pulls 10–3 shocker". The Salisbury Post. November 21, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Middle Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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