1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 1 0 10 3 1
No. 18 Murray State $^ 6 1 0 7 4 1
Akron 4 3 0 7 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 3 0 6 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 0 5 6 0
Youngstown State 2 5 0 2 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 7 0 0 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
August 30Miles*No. 4W 47–0
September 6vs. Tennessee State*No. 4L 6–728,000[1]
September 20No. 4 Georgia Southern*No. 17
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 31–3411,000
September 27at Eastern KentuckyL 3–2810,100[2]
October 4at Austin PeayL 0–7 OT
October 11Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–12
October 18at Southwest Missouri State*W 42–19
October 25at Youngstown StateW 49–14
November 8Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–7
November 15at Murray StateL 7–212,688[3]
November 22Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–6

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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.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
12 324 Tony Burse Running back Seattle Seahawks

References

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  1. ^ "MTSU offense fizzles; TSU wins 7–6". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern numbs mum MTSU". The Tennessean. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Murray close to OVC crown". The Paducah Sun. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1986 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.