1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–3 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (4th season);
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^	7	–	0	–	0	13	–	0	–	0
Akron	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Austin Peay	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	at Savannah State*	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		W 12–3
September 11	Elizabeth City State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		W 34–0
September 18	Liberty Baptist*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		W 27-7
September 25	Morehead State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		W 30–0
October 2	Akron	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ABC	L 16–19
October 9	at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY		L 10–35
October 16	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		W 27–9
October 23	Austin Peay	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		W 27–9
October 30	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 10–11
November 6	at Western Kentucky*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 31–16	8,500
November 20	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		W 10–3
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	193	James Griffin	Defensive back	Cincinnati Bengals

^ "1982 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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