1994 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1994 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–49 at Marshall
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 16
Record	8–3–1 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Fiveash (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ed Bunio (16th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Eastern Kentucky $^	8	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Middle Tennessee ^	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Tennessee State	No. 16	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 45–10	15,511	[1]
September 10	at James Madison *	No. 13	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 22–24	10,500	[2]
September 24	at Murray State	No. 22	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 23–21	1,956	[3]
October 1	No. 17 Eastern Kentucky	No. 20	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 27–28	14,600	[4]
October 8	Tennessee–Martin	No. 25	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 38–7	13,000	[5]
October 15	Morehead State	No. 23	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 63–6	6,500	[6]
October 22	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 20	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 38–14	9,023	[7]
October 29	Jacksonville State *	No. 19	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 45–37	8,000	[8]
November 5	at Austin Peay	No. 17	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 28–3	2,891	[9]
November 12	Illinois State *	No. 17	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	T 27–27	5,000	[10]
November 19	Tennessee Tech	No. 18	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 31–3	12,500	[11]
November 26	at No. 2 Marshall *	No. 16	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 14–49	17,349	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "MTSU payback is (Hale)". The Daily News-Journal. September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Comeback attempt fails, MTSU falls". The Daily News-Journal. September 11, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Middle Tennessee kicks Murray". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Streak screeches to sudden stop". The Daily News-Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "MTSU catches fire vs. Martin". The Tennessean. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Simpson's TD catches power Middle's 63–6 romp past Morehead". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "MTSU defense leads rout". The Daily News-Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "MTSU gets bigger thrill on wild ride". The Tennessean. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "MTSU first quarter sinks Peay". The Daily News-Journal. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Middle dodges chip shot". The Paducah Sun. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "MTSU thumps Tenn. Tech". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Marshall overpowers MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. November 27, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1994 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}