1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
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The 1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Boots Donnelly, Middle Tennessee compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the OVC. The Blue Raiders advances to the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal and lost to Louisiana Tech.
| 1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 13–21 vs. Louisiana Tech | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 11–3 (5–2 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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| No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Lenoir–Rhyne* | W 31–0 | 8,000 | [1] | ||
| September 15 | at Jacksonville State* | W 27–11 | 8,200 | [2] | ||
| September 22 | Morehead State |
| W 42–28 | 8,500 | [3] | |
| September 29 | Akron |
| W 16–3 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | at No. 12 Eastern Kentucky | No. T–14 | W 22–10 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | at No. 3 Murray State | No. 8 | W 19–16 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | Austin Peay | No. 5 |
| L 7–16 | [7] | |
| October 27 | at Youngstown State | No. 7 | L 13–23 | 6,052 | [8] | |
| November 3 | at Western Kentucky* | No. 14 | W 45–24 | 16,500 | [9] | |
| November 10 | No. 11 Georgia Southern* | No. T–12 |
| W 42–7 | 6,000 | [10] |
| November 17 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 9 | W 28–10 | [11] | ||
| November 24 | at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky | No. 7 | W 27–10 | 4,800 | [12] | |
| December 1 | at No. 5 Indiana State | No. 7 |
| W 42–41 3OT | 6,225 | [13] |
| December 8 | No. 9 Louisiana Tech | No. 7 |
| L 13–21 | 11,000 | [14] |
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References
edit- ^ "Corwin, Lofton spark MTSU's victory". The Tennessean. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vince Hall leads 27–11 MTSU win". The Daily News-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee beats Morehead". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee beats Akron 16–3". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Raiders blitz Eastern Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long TD hookup puts down Racers". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Governors pull off Shocker". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Courtney lifts Youngstown State past Middle Tennessee 23–13". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middle ruins Western homecoming with 45–24 victory". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Recording boosts MTSU to victory". The Tennessean. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU, Murray hope for playoff spots". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders prove they're OVC's best". The Daily News-Journal. November 25, 1984. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU survives 42–41 in overtime". The Tennessean. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech sprints by MTSU 21–13". The Tennessean. December 9, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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