1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 13–20 at Boise State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	11–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (12th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Tech	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Austin Peay	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Tennessee State	No. 11	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 38–6	25,000	[1]
September 8	No. 1 Georgia Southern *	No. 11	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 16–13	15,000	[2]
September 15	East Tennessee State *	No. 11	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 48–14	12,000	[3]
September 22	No. 14 Western Kentucky *	No. 2	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 20–7	14,000	[4]
September 29	at Chattanooga	No. 1	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 24–17	8,229	[5]
October 6	No. 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 65–17	9,500	[7]
October 20	at Austin Peay State	No. 4	Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 56–7	5,330	[8]
October 27	Morehead State	No. 4	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 37–0		[9]
November 10	at Murray State	No. 3	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 31–10		[10]
November 17	Tennessee Tech	No. 2	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 42–0		[11]
November 24	No. 16 Jackson State *	No. 1	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 28–7		[12]
December 1	at No. 10 Boise State *	No. 1	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 13–20	15,849	[13]
*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

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
8	207	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.