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
October 1	No. 17 Eastern Kentucky	No. 20	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 27–28	14,600
October 8	Tennessee–Martin	No. 25	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 38–7	13,000
October 15	Morehead State	No. 23	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 63–6	6,500
October 22	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 20	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 38–14	9,023
October 29	Jacksonville State *	No. 19	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 45–37	8,000
November 5	at Austin Peay	No. 17	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 28–3	2,891
November 12	Illinois State *	No. 17	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	T 27–27	5,000
November 19	Tennessee Tech	No. 18	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 31–3	12,500
November 26	at No. 2 Marshall *	No. 16	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 14–49	17,349
*Non-conference game 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. "1994 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}