1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Tennessee State*
W 55–1930,827[1]
September 19at Georgia Southern*No. 5
L 13–174,527[2]
September 26at Western Kentucky*No. 12
L 16–2816,500[3]
October 3Austin Peay
W 38–1611,500[4]
October 10vs. Mississippi Valley State*
W 38–72,547[5]
October 17No. 4 Eastern KentuckyNo. 20
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–1611,000[6]
October 25Winston-Salem State*No. 15
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 8–118,000[7]
October 31Youngstown StateNo. T–20
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 16–1713,400[8]
November 7at Morehead State
L 3–7[9]
November 14Murray State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–9[10]
November 21at Tennessee Tech
W 17–138,570[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Sizzling MTSU rambles 55–19". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Late touchdown beats Middle Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Raiders blow first-half lead". The Daily News-Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Revitalized MTSU overwhelms APSU". The Tennessean. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Winston-Salem State beats I-AA Middle Tennessee 11–8". Winston-Salem Journal. October 26, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "OVC title dream dims for MTSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blue Raiders hit 'rock bottom'". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dingler leads Middle past Murray 27–9". The State Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Middle Tennessee wins its finale". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1987 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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