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1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
Akron 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Youngstown State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Murray State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Savannah State*
W 12–32,000[1]
September 11Elizabeth City State*
W 34–07,500[2]
September 18Liberty Baptist*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27-74,000[3]
September 25Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 30–05,000[4]
October 2Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 16–197,500[5]
October 9at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky
L 10–3517,700[6]
October 16at Murray State
W 27–912,500[7]
October 23Austin Peaydagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–710,000[8]
October 30at Youngstown State
L 10–117,014[9]
November 6at Western Kentucky*
W 31–168,500[10]
November 20at Tennessee Tech
W 10–36,819[11]

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After the season

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1983 NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[13]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 193 James Griffin Defensive back Cincinnati Bengals

References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee State stops Savannah State 12–3". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MTSU blanks Elizabeth City". The Tennessean. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Raiders win costly 27–7 battle". The Daily News-Journal. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Raiders wreck Eagle defense 30–0". The Daily News-Journal. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Akron's field goal at :06 hands Middle Tennessee its first defeat". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eastern wins". The Park City Daily News. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Middle dumps Murray Racers". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "MTSU drops Peay 24–7". The Tennessean. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Youngstown outlasts Middle Tennessee". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "MTSU defense boots Western 31–16". The Tennessean. November 7, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Middle Tennessee pulls 10–3 shocker". The Salisbury Post. November 21, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Middle Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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