1993 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1993 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (15th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Eastern Kentucky $^	8	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 22 Tennessee Tech	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Austin Peay	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Hawaii *	No. 2	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 14–35	41,753	[1]
September 18	Campbellsville *	No. 6	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 70–13		[2]
September 25	Murray State	No. 4	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 45–3	11,500	[3]
October 2	at Tennessee State	No. 4	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 33–34		[4]
October 9	at Tennessee–Martin	No. 10	Pacer Stadium Martin, TN	L 14–24		[5]
October 16	at Morehead State	No. 23	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 45–0		[6]
October 23	Southeast Missouri State	No. 20	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 31–10		[7]
October 30	at Tulsa *	No. 19	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 17–38	17,345	[8]
November 6	Austin Peay		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 44–10	4,500	[9]
November 13	at No. 20 Eastern Kentucky	No. 23	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	L 27–33		[10]
November 20	at No. 24 Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 14–35		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Rainbows rip Blue Raiders". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. September 5, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "70–13, MTSU scores early, often on NAIA foe". The Tennessean. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Murray's better, but Middle still romps 45–3". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "MTSU learns painful lesson". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Martin shocks Middle Tennessee". The Paducah Sun. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Middle comes off the mat, wallops Eagles 45–0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "MTSU's fourth-quarter burst flattens SEMO". The Park City Daily News. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Big play guys swirl like Hurricane, 38–17". Tulsa World. October 31, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Middle sends chill through Peay". The Tennessean. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "MTSU edges 33–27". The Daily News-Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech wrecks MTSU's season". The Daily News-Journal. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1993 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.