1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–1 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 10 Akron ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. 17 Murray State 5 2 0 7 3 1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 5 2 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 4 3 0 5 6 0
Austin Peay 2 5 0 5 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 0 1 10 0
Morehead State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Lenoir–Rhyne*W 37–6
September 14at Georgia Southern*W 35–109,227
September 21Jacksonville State*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 55–2110,200[1]
September 28at Morehead StateNo. 5W 33–14
October 12No. T–17 Eastern KentuckyNo. T–4
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–14
October 19No. T–13 Murray StateNo. 3
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–24 2OT
October 26at Austin PeayNo. 3W 17–14
November 2Youngstown StateNo. 1
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–21 OT
November 9Western Kentucky*No. 1
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 41–98,000
November 16at No. T–7 AkronNo. 1W 17–0
November 23Tennessee TechNo. 1
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–12
December 7No. 9 Georgia Southern*No. 1
L 21–289,500

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After the season

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NFL draft

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The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 162 Don Griffin Defensive back San Francisco 49ers

References

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  1. ^ "Blue Raiders roll 55–21". The Tennessean. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1985 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.