1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 8–2 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach|

* Boots Donnelly (5th season)

Home stadium| Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Seasons

<- 1982

1984 ->

1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Akron | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Murray State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Austin Peay | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Youngstown State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Tennessee Tech | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Morehead State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| Savannah State*| |

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 51–0| 8,500| [1]
September 17| at Tennessee–Martin*| |

* Pacer Stadium
* Martin, TN

| W 39–3| | [2]
September 24| at Morehead State| |

* Jayne Stadium
* Morehead, KY

| W 56–17| 2,500| [3]
October 1| at No. 12 Akron| |

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| W 26–3| 10,214| [4]
October 8| No. 1 Eastern Kentucky| No. 17|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 7–14| | [5]
October 15| Murray State| No. 15|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 17–14| 11,000| [6]
October 22| at Austin Peay| No. 11|

* Municipal Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| W 31–17| 4,000| [7]
October 29| Youngstown State| No. 9|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 35–24| 5,500| [8]
November 5| Western Kentucky*| No. T–5|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)

| W 26–7| 5,500| [9]
November 19| Tennessee Tech| No. T–7|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 8–12| 10,500| [10]

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

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## References

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1. ^ "Raiders crush Savannah St. 51–0". The Daily News-Journal. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Pacers get nowhere". The Jackson Sun. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Morehead routed 56–17 by Middle". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Blue Raiders stun Akron Zips 26–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "James sparks EKU win". Messenger-Inquirer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "MTSU nips Murray". The Tennessean. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Defense leads MTSU past Govs 31–17". The Tennessean. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Raiders rally to beat Youngstown". The Daily News-Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Middle muddles Western". Dayton Daily News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tech stuns MTSU, 12–8". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1983 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

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