1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach|

* Boots Donnelly (9th season)

Home stadium| Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Seasons

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1988 ->

1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Middle Tennessee | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Murray State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Tennessee Tech | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Morehead State | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Austin Peay | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season

## Schedule

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

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September 5| at Tennessee State*| |

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| W 55–19| 30,827| [1]
September 19| at Georgia Southern*| No. 5|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| L 13–17| 4,527| [2]
September 26| at Western Kentucky*| No. 12|

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

| L 16–28| 16,500| [3]
October 3| Austin Peay| |

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 38–16| 11,500| [4]
October 10| vs. Mississippi Valley State*| |

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| W 38–7| 2,547| [5]
October 17| No. 4 Eastern Kentucky| No. 20|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 17–16| 11,000| [6]
October 25| Winston-Salem State*| No. 15|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 8–11| 8,000| [7]
October 31| Youngstown State| No. T–20|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 16–17| 13,400| [8]
November 7| at Morehead State| |

* Jayne Stadium
* Morehead, KY

| L 3–7| | [9]
November 14| Murray State| |

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 27–9| | [10]
November 21| at Tennessee Tech| |

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| W 17–13| 8,570| [11]

* *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. ^ "Sizzling MTSU rambles 55–19". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Late touchdown beats Middle Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Raiders blow first-half lead". The Daily News-Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Revitalized MTSU overwhelms APSU". The Tennessean. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Winston-Salem State beats I-AA Middle Tennessee 11–8". Winston-Salem Journal. October 26, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "OVC title dream dims for MTSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Blue Raiders hit 'rock bottom'". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Dingler leads Middle past Murray 27–9". The State Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Middle Tennessee wins its finale". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1987 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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