1995 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1995 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
Record7–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Fiveash (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Tanney (1st as DC, 2nd overall season)
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Murray State $^ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 25 Middle Tennessee 6 –2 –07 –4 –0
Southeast Missouri State 5 –3 –05 –6 –0
Tennessee–Martin 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Austin Peay 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Morehead State 1 –7 –02 –8 –0
Tennessee State 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by 17th-year head coach Boots Donnelly and played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, and finished third in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Tennessee State
W 11–717,000 [1]
September 9vs. No. 17 Georgia Southern *
L 26–349,529 [2]
September 16at Morehead State
W 42–0 [3]
September 23No. 19 Murray State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–3412,500 [4]
September 30 UAB *
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–1310,000 [5]
October 7at Austin Peay
W 43–0 [6]
October 14at No. 9 Eastern Kentucky
L 21–347,900 [7]
October 21 Southeast Missouri State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 42–0 [8]
November 4 Tennessee–Martin
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–179,000 [9]
November 11at Tennessee Tech
W 31–6 [10]
November 18at Texas A&M *No. 24
L 14–5653,549 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "MTSU wins storybook game". The Daily News-Journal. September 3, 1995. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ga. Southern passes Dome test 34–26". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 10, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blue Raiders roll past Morehead State". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 17, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Murray trounces Middle Tennessee to stay unbeaten". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lyons, MTSU get back on track". The Daily News-Journal. October 1, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Caught in the Middle". The Tennessean. October 8, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "EKU whips Middle 34–21 as Murrell scores three TDs". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 15, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "MTSU returns to old form, 42–0". The Tennessean. October 22, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UTM, Bethel lose conference games". The Jackson Sun. November 5, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Blue Raiders pound Tech 31–6". The Daily News-Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Aggies rough up small foe Middle Tennessee, 56–14". Longview News-Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1995 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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