1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record9–4 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
  1990
1992  
1991 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 0 012 2 0
No. 9 Middle Tennessee ^ 6 1 09 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 05 6 0
Morehead State 3 4 04 7 0
Southeast Missouri State 3 4 03 8 0
Tennessee State 2 5 03 8 0
Tennessee Tech 2 5 02 9 0
Murray State 1 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by 13th-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 9–4 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Tennessee State No. 12W 42–6 [1]
September 21at No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky No. 7L 7–1720,700 [2]
September 28 Murray State No. 16W 35–3 [3]
October 5at Western Kentucky *No. T–12W 23-218,068 [4]
October 12at Austin Peay No. 9W 23–8 [5]
October 19at No. 1 (I-A) Florida State *No. 7L 10–3960,202 [6]
October 26 Southeast Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 8
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 52–013,000 [7]
October 31 Tennessee–Martin *No. 7
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 51–149,500 [8]
November 9at Cincinnati *No. 6L 10–308,761 [9]
November 16at Morehead State No. 11W 31–33,100 [10]
November 23at Tennessee Tech No. 9W 28–10 [11]
November 30No. 12 Sam Houston State *No. 9
W 20–19 OT2,000 [12]
December 7at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky *No. 9
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 13–23 [13]

[14]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [15]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
6142 Chris Burns Defensive tackle Cincinnati Bengals
6144 Joe Campbell Running back Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. "Offense orchestrates MTSU thwacking of TSZoo Tigers". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eastern downs Middle 17–7, gains the edge in OVC race". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "MTSU rolls by land and air in 35–3 win". The Tennessean. September 29, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Petrilli boots Blue Raiders over 'Toppers". The Daily News-Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Middle Tennessee State rolls to win". Johnson City Press. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "A sluggish FSU wins by 'only' 29". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "MTSU puts offense in high gear, 52–0". The Tennessean. October 27, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "MTSU rolls over UT–Martin, 51–14". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Small's big yardage leads Bearcats to 30–10 win". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Campbell puts tread marks on Morehead as Middle wins". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "MTSU can now relax, await call". The Daily News-Journal. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Raiders march back to Richmond". The Daily News-Journal. December 1, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Eastern Kentucky bounces MTSU from playoffs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 8, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1991 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  15. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.