1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Murray State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Youngstown State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Tech 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Akron 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Th team finished with a 6–5 record, 4–4 (tied for fourth) in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Akron
W 10–731,004[1]
September 12at Chattanooga*
L 19–4210,800[2]
September 19Tennessee–Martin*
W 6–3[3]
September 26at Morehead State
W 20–77,500[4]
October 3at Western Carolina*
W 20–77,200[5]
October 10No. 4 Eastern Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–2311,500[6]
October 17No. 1 Murray StateNo. 7
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–96,000[7]
October 24at Austin Peay
L 9–148,750[8]
October 31Youngstown State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–1310,000[9]
November 14Western Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–173,500[10]
November 21Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 9–287,000[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Akron shows no zip in 10–7 opening loss". The Plain Dealer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UT–Chattanooga rambles 42–19". The Tennessean. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MTSU downs UT–Martin". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aroused offense helps MTSU defeat Morehead". The Daily News-Journal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Middle Tennessee 23, Western Carolina 10". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "EKU Colonels blow out Blue Raiders". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "MTSU upsets Murray". The Tennessean. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sophs lead Austin Peay past Middle Tennessee". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Raiders drop homecoming 13–10". The Daily News-Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Middle's rally trips Western". Messenger-Inquirer. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Golden Eagles sting Raiders 28–9". The Daily News-Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1981 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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