1996 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1996 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Fiveash (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Tanney (2nd as DC, 3rd overall season)
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Murray State $^  8 0   11 2  
No. 16 Eastern Illinois ^  6 2   8 4  
Eastern Kentucky  6 2   6 5  
Middle Tennessee  4 4   6 5  
Tennessee Tech  4 4   5 6  
Tennessee State  3 5   4 7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 5   3 8  
Austin Peay  1 7   1 10  
Tennessee–Martin  1 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Louisiana Tech *No. 13L 0–2017,912 [1]
September 7at Tennessee State No. 18L 14–24 [2]
September 14 Chattanooga *L 17–2613,571 [3]
September 28at No. 10 Murray State W 7–34
October 5at Jacksonville State *W 30–2312,013
October 12 Austin Peay State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 50–14
October 19 Eastern Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 13–20
October 26at Southeast Missouri State L 13–16 OT
November 9at Tennessee–Martin W 30–12
November 16No. 14 Eastern Illinois
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–24
November 23 Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 16–10

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References

  1. "MTSU defense not enough in loss". The Daily News-Journal. September 1, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Enthusiastic TSU claws rival MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McGill carries Middle Tenn. to first victory". The Tennessean. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1996 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]