1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 –1 –07 –2 –1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Akron 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Murray State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Austin Peay 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Youngstown State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Morehead State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Savannah State *
W 51–08,500 [1]
September 17at Tennessee–Martin *
W 39–3 [2]
September 24at Morehead State
W 56–172,500 [3]
October 1at No. 12 Akron
W 26–310,214 [4]
October 8No. 1 Eastern Kentucky No. 17
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–14 [5]
October 15 Murray State No. 15
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–1411,000 [6]
October 22at Austin Peay No. 11
W 31–174,000 [7]
October 29 Youngstown State No. 9
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 35–245,500 [8]
November 5 Western Kentucky *No. T–5
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 26–75,500 [9]
November 19 Tennessee Tech No. T–7
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 8–1210,500 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Raiders crush Savannah St. 51–0". The Daily News-Journal. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pacers get nowhere". The Jackson Sun. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Morehead routed 56–17 by Middle". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Blue Raiders stun Akron Zips 26–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "James sparks EKU win". Messenger-Inquirer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "MTSU nips Murray". The Tennessean. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Defense leads MTSU past Govs 31–17". The Tennessean. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Raiders rally to beat Youngstown". The Daily News-Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Middle muddles Western". Dayton Daily News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tech stuns MTSU, 12–8". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1983 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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