1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 1–9 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach|

* Boots Donnelly (1st season)

Home stadium| Horace Jones Field

Seasons

<- 1978

1980 ->

1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8| North Alabama*|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 17–20| | [1]
September 15| at Tennessee–Martin*|

* Pacer Stadium
* Martin, TN

| L 23–31| | [2]
September 22| at Morehead State|

* Jayne Stadium
* Morehead, KY

| L 7–28| 3,000| [3]
October 6| No. T–7 Eastern Kentucky|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 10–52| | [4]
October 13| Murray State|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 8–29| | [5]
October 20| at Chattanooga*|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| L 15–59| 10,000| [6]
October 27| at Austin Peay|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 14–31| | [7]
November 3| Western Kentucky|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 12–17| 8,000| [8]
November 10| at East Tennessee State*|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| L 14–52| 10,027| [9]
November 17| Tennessee Tech|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 17–14| | [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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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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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Venues|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Troy: Battle for the Palladium
* Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate

Culture & lore|

* Lightning
* "MTSU Fight Songs"
* Band of Blue

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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