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1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Morehead State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 2 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Tennessee Tech 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8North Alabama*
L 17–20[1]
September 15at Tennessee–Martin*
L 23–31[2]
September 22at Morehead State
L 7–283,000[3]
October 6No. T–7 Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–52[4]
October 13Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 8–29[5]
October 20at Chattanooga*
L 15–5910,000[6]
October 27at Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 14–31[7]
November 3Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 12–178,000[8]
November 10at East Tennessee State*
L 14–5210,027[9]
November 17Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–14[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "Fletcher runs UNA to 20–17 opening win". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Holds on; UTM repels MTSU fourth-quarter effort". The Jackson Sun. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Morehead rolls to 28–7 win over Middle". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Injuries don't hurt Eastern's offense". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Murray State crushes Middle Tennessee 29–8". The Tennessean. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UT–Chattanooga rips MTSU 59–15". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Governors celebrate 31–14". The Daily News-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Western, 17–12". The State Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "East Tennessee trounces MTSU". The Tennessean. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "MTSU edges out TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1979 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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