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1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1985
1987 →
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 1 0 10 3 1
No. 18 Murray State $^ 6 1 0 7 4 1
Akron 4 3 0 7 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 3 0 6 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 0 5 6 0
Youngstown State 2 5 0 2 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30 Miles*No. 4W 47–0
September 6vs. Tennessee State*No. 4L 6–728,000 [1]
September 20No. 4 Georgia Southern*No. 17
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 31–3411,000
September 27at Eastern KentuckyL 3–2810,100 [2]
October 4at Austin PeayL 0–7 OT
October 11 Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–12
October 18at Southwest Missouri State*W 42–19
October 25at Youngstown StateW 49–14
November 8 Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–7
November 15at Murray StateL 7–212,688 [3]
November 22 Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–6

[4]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
12 324 Tony Burse Running back Seattle Seahawks

References

  1. ^ "MTSU offense fizzles; TSU wins 7–6". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern numbs mum MTSU". The Tennessean. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Murray close to OVC crown". The Paducah Sun. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1986 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[ permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1985
1987 →
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 1 0 10 3 1
No. 18 Murray State $^ 6 1 0 7 4 1
Akron 4 3 0 7 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 3 0 6 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 0 5 6 0
Youngstown State 2 5 0 2 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30 Miles*No. 4W 47–0
September 6vs. Tennessee State*No. 4L 6–728,000 [1]
September 20No. 4 Georgia Southern*No. 17
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 31–3411,000
September 27at Eastern KentuckyL 3–2810,100 [2]
October 4at Austin PeayL 0–7 OT
October 11 Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–12
October 18at Southwest Missouri State*W 42–19
October 25at Youngstown StateW 49–14
November 8 Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–7
November 15at Murray StateL 7–212,688 [3]
November 22 Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–6

[4]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
12 324 Tony Burse Running back Seattle Seahawks

References

  1. ^ "MTSU offense fizzles; TSU wins 7–6". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern numbs mum MTSU". The Tennessean. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Murray close to OVC crown". The Paducah Sun. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1986 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[ permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.



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