1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record11–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
  1989
1991  
1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^ 5 1 011 2 0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 1 010 2 0
Tennessee State 4 2 07 4 0
Tennessee Tech 3 3 06 5 0
Morehead State 3 3 05 6 0
Murray State 1 5 02 9 0
Austin Peay 0 6 00 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Boots Donnelly and played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Blue Raiders finished the season with an 11–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Tennessee State No. 11W 38–625,000 [1]
September 8No. 1 Georgia Southern *No. 11W 16–1315,000 [2]
September 15 East Tennessee State *No. 11
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 48–1412,000 [3]
September 22No. 14 Western Kentucky *No. 2
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 20–714,000 [4]
September 29at Chattanooga No. 1W 24–178,229 [5]
October 6No. 4 Eastern Kentucky No. 1
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–10 [6]
October 13 Tennessee–Martin *No. 5
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 65–179,500 [7]
October 20at Austin Peay State No. 4W 56–75,330 [8]
October 27 Morehead State No. 4
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 37–0 [9]
November 10at Murray State No. 3W 31–10 [10]
November 17 Tennessee Tech No. 2
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 42–0 [11]
November 24No. 16 Jackson State *No. 1
W 28–7 [12]
December 1at No. 10 Boise State *No. 1
L 13–2015,849 [13]

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After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 1991 NFL draft following the season. [15]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
8207 Marty Carter Defensive back Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. "MTSU duo runs by TSU 38–6". The Tennessean. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgia Southern an upset victim". Tallahassee Democrat. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "MTSU too much for Buccaneers as Raider roll". Johnson City Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Campbell rushes for 204 yards as Middle Tenn. tops WKU 20–7". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Middle Tenn. State wins 24–17". The Item. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Eastern ends string for No. 1 MTSU". The Tennessean. October 7, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Powerful Blue Raiders too much for Pacers". The Jackson Sun. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "MTSU offense still clicking in 56–7 romp". The Daily News-Journal. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Middle shuts out Morehead 37–0". The State Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Blue Raiders down Murray State 31–10". Messenger-Inquirer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "10–2–1 odds favor MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Raiders whip JSU". Sun Herald. November 25, 1990. Retrieved August 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Boise, Reno to meet in semis". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 2, 1990. p. C7. Retrieved January 11, 2025 via Google News Archive.
  14. "1990 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.