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1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 0 0 12 2 0
No. 9 Murray State 5 3 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 5 3 0 7 4 0
Tennessee Tech 4 4 0 6 5 0
Middle Tennessee 4 4 0 6 5 0
Western Kentucky 4 4 0 6 5 0
Akron 4 4 0 5 5 0
Austin Peay 3 5 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 0 8 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Th team finished with a 6–5 record, 4–4 (tied for fourth) in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at AkronW 10–7
September 12at Chattanooga*L 19–4210,800 [1]
September 19 Tennessee–Martin*W 6–3
September 26at Morehead StateW 20–7
October 3at Western Carolina*W 20–77,200 [2]
October 10No. 4 Eastern Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–2311,500 [3]
October 17No. 1 Murray StateNo. 7
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–9
October 24at Austin Peay
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 9–14
October 31 Youngstown State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–13
November 14 Western Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–173,500
November 21at Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 9–28

[4]

References

  1. ^ "UT–Chattanooga rambles 42–19". The Tennessean. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee 23, Western Carolina 10". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "EKU Colonels blow out Blue Raiders". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1981 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 0 0 12 2 0
No. 9 Murray State 5 3 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 5 3 0 7 4 0
Tennessee Tech 4 4 0 6 5 0
Middle Tennessee 4 4 0 6 5 0
Western Kentucky 4 4 0 6 5 0
Akron 4 4 0 5 5 0
Austin Peay 3 5 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 0 8 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Th team finished with a 6–5 record, 4–4 (tied for fourth) in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at AkronW 10–7
September 12at Chattanooga*L 19–4210,800 [1]
September 19 Tennessee–Martin*W 6–3
September 26at Morehead StateW 20–7
October 3at Western Carolina*W 20–77,200 [2]
October 10No. 4 Eastern Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–2311,500 [3]
October 17No. 1 Murray StateNo. 7
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–9
October 24at Austin Peay
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 9–14
October 31 Youngstown State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–13
November 14 Western Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–173,500
November 21at Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 9–28

[4]

References

  1. ^ "UT–Chattanooga rambles 42–19". The Tennessean. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee 23, Western Carolina 10". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "EKU Colonels blow out Blue Raiders". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1981 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.



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