1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC champion
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record9–4 (6–0 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ 6 –0 –09 –4 –0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
Murray State 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Tennessee State 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Tennessee Tech 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Austin Peay 1 –5 –01 –10 –0
Morehead State 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Tennessee State No. 18
W 36–729,500 [1]
September 9at East Tennessee State *No. 18
W 41–614,700 [2]
September 16at Western Kentucky *No. 18
L 16–3114,700 [3]
September 21at No. 3 Georgia Southern *
L 0–2616,449 [4]
September 30 Chattanooga *
W 24–73,500 [5]
October 7at NC State *
L 14–3541,200 [6]
October 14at Morehead State
W 34–3 [7]
October 21 Austin Peay
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 46–7 [8]
November 4No. 1 Eastern Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–1910,000 [9]
November 11No. 11 Murray State No. 14
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 32–15 [10]
November 18at Tennessee Tech No. 12
W 24–36,555 [11]
November 25No. 7 Appalachian State *No. 10
W 24–215,000 [12]
December 2at No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 10
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 3–4511,272 [13]

[14]

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The 1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the OVC.

References

  1. ↑ "Alert Middle races past TSU, 36–7". The Tennessean. September 3, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "MTSU coasts by Bucs, 41–6". Johnson City Press. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "New faces lead Tops to 31–16 upset of MTSU". The Park City Daily News. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "MTSU staggered by hurricane forces". The Tennessean. September 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "MTSU tops Chattanooga". The Anniston Star. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "N.C. State erupts, beats MTSU". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Middle drills Morehead 34–3; chest pains send Baldridge to hospital". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Raiders wake up, then wallop Govs". The Daily News-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Raiders stay alive in OVC title drive". The Daily News-Journal. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Middle clips Murray, earns playoff berth". The Courier-Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Only one No. 1; Blue Raiders complete OVC shutout with 24–3 thumping of rival Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Lisle's field goal lifts MTSU". The Tennessean. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "MTSU stomped". The Daily News-Journal. December 3, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1989 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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