1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–2 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (5th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Akron	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Murray State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee Tech	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Savannah State*		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 51–0
September 17	at Tennessee–Martin*		Pacer Stadium Martin, TN	W 39–3
September 24	at Morehead State		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 56–17
October 1	at No. 12 Akron		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 26–3
October 8	No. 1 Eastern Kentucky	No. 17	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–14
October 15	Murray State	No. 15	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 17–14
October 22	at Austin Peay	No. 11	Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 31–17
October 29	Youngstown State	No. 9	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 35–24
November 5	Western Kentucky*	No. T–5	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 26–7	5,500
November 19	Tennessee Tech	No. T-7	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 8–12
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game