1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (8th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Murray State $^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Akron	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Miles *	No. 4	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 47–0
September 6	vs. Tennessee State *	No. 4	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–7	28,000	[1]
September 20	No. 4 Georgia Southern *	No. 17	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 31–34	11,000
September 27	at Eastern Kentucky		Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 3–28	10,100	[2]
October 4	at Austin Peay		Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 0–7 OT
October 11	Akron		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 24–12
October 18	at Southwest Missouri State *		Briggs Stadium Springfield, M0	W 42–19
October 25	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 49–14
November 8	Morehead State		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 24–7
November 15	at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–21	2,688	[3]
November 22	Tennessee Tech		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 21–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1987 NFL Draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
12	324	Tony Burse	Running back	Seattle Seahawks

References

1. "MTSU offense fizzles; TSU wins 7–6". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Eastern numbs mum MTSU". The Tennessean. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Murray close to OVC crown". The Paducah Sun. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1986 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.