1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 8–3 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach|

* Boots Donnelly (4th season)

Home stadium| Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Seasons

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1983 ->

1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| at Savannah State*|

* Ted Wright Stadium
* Savannah, GA

| W 12–3| 2,000| [1]
September 11| Elizabeth City State*|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 34–0| 7,500| [2]
September 18| Liberty Baptist*|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 27-7| 4,000| [3]
September 25| Morehead State|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 30–0| 5,000| [4]
October 2| Akron|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 16–19| 7,500| [5]
October 9| at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky|

* Hanger Field
* Richmond, KY

| L 10–35| 17,700| [6]
October 16| at Murray State|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| W 27–9| 12,500| [7]
October 23| Austin Peay|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 24–7| 10,000| [8]
October 30| at Youngstown State|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| L 10–11| 7,014| [9]
November 6| at Western Kentucky*|

* L. T. Smith Stadium
* Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)

| W 31–16| 8,500| [10]
November 20| at Tennessee Tech|

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| W 10–3| 6,819| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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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

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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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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

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