1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 13–21 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	11–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (6th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^	5	–	2	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Youngstown State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Akron	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Lenoir–Rhyne *		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 31–0
September 15	at Jacksonville State *		Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 27–11	8,200	[1]
September 22	Morehead State		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 42–28
September 29	Akron		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 16–3
October 6	at No. 12 Eastern Kentucky	No. T–14	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	W 22–10		[2]
October 13	at Murray State	No. 8	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 19–16
October 20	Austin Peay	No. 5	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–16
October 27	at Youngstown State	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 13–23
November 3	at Western Kentucky *	No. 14	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 45–24	16,500
November 10	No. 11 Georgia Southern *	No. T–12	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 42–7	6,000
November 17	at Tennessee Tech	No. 9	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 28–10
November 24	at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky	No. 7	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 27–10	4,800	[3]
December 1	at No. 5 Indiana State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 42–41 3OT	6,225
December 8	No. 9 Louisiana Tech	No. 7	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 13–21	11,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Vince Hall leads 27–11 MTSU win". The Daily News-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved December 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Blue Raiders blitz Eastern Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Raiders prove they're OVC's best". The Daily News-Journal. November 25, 1984. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "La. Tech sprints by MTSU 21–13". The Tennessean. December 9, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "1984 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}