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1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–2 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (5th season);
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Akron	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Murray State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee Tech	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Savannah State*		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 51–0	8,500	^[1]
September 17	at Tennessee–Martin*		Pacer Stadium Martin, TN	W 39–3		^[2]
September 24	at Morehead State		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 56–17	2,500	^[3]
October 1	at No. 12 Akron		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 26–3	10,214	^[4]
October 8	No. 1 Eastern Kentucky	No. 17	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–14		^[5]
October 15	Murray State	No. 15	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 17–14	11,000	^[6]
October 22	at Austin Peay	No. 11	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 31–17	4,000	^[7]
October 29	Youngstown State	No. 9	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 35–24	5,500	^[8]
November 5	Western Kentucky*	No. T–5	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	W 26–7	5,500	^[9]
November 19	Tennessee Tech	No. T–7	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 8–12	10,500	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Raiders crush Savannah St. 51–0". The Daily News-Journal. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pacers get nowhere". The Jackson Sun. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead routed 56–17 by Middle". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Blue Raiders stun Akron Zips 26–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "James sparks EKU win". Messenger-Inquirer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "MTSU nips Murray". The Tennessean. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense leads MTSU past Govs 31–17". The Tennessean. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Raiders rally to beat Youngstown". The Daily News-Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Middle muddles Western". Dayton Daily News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech stuns MTSU, 12–8". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1983 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

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