1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Murray State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Morehead State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Austin Peay 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Tennessee State *
W 55–1930,827 [1]
September 19at Georgia Southern *No. 5
L 13–174,527 [2]
September 26at Western Kentucky *No. 12
L 16–2816,500 [3]
October 3 Austin Peay
W 38–1611,500 [4]
October 10vs. Mississippi Valley State *
W 38–72,547 [5]
October 17No. 4 Eastern Kentucky No. 20
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–1611,000 [6]
October 25 Winston-Salem State *No. 15
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 8–118,000 [7]
October 31 Youngstown State No. T–20
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 16–1713,400 [8]
November 7at Morehead State
L 3–7 [9]
November 14 Murray State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–9 [10]
November 21at Tennessee Tech
W 17–138,570 [11]

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The 1999 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–1, with a conference record of 7–0, and finished as OVC champion. Tennessee State was upset by North Carolina A&T in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

References

  1. ↑ "Sizzling MTSU rambles 55–19". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Late touchdown beats Middle Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Raiders blow first-half lead". The Daily News-Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Revitalized MTSU overwhelms APSU". The Tennessean. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Winston-Salem State beats I-AA Middle Tennessee 11–8". Winston-Salem Journal. October 26, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "OVC title dream dims for MTSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Blue Raiders hit 'rock bottom'". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Dingler leads Middle past Murray 27–9". The State Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Middle Tennessee wins its finale". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1987 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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