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

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References

  1. ↑ "Sizzling MTSU rambles 55–19". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "OVC title dream dims for MTSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1987 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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