1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 1 0 8 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 2 0 6 5 0
Murray State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Tennessee Tech 2 4 0 5 6 0
Morehead State 1 5 0 2 8 0
Austin Peay 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. Tennessee State*W 55–1930,827[1]
September 19at Georgia Southern*No. 5L 13–174,527
September 26at Western Kentucky*No. 12L 16–2816,500
October 3Austin PeayW 38–16
October 10vs. Mississippi Valley State*W 38–72,547[2]
October 17No. 4 Eastern KentuckyNo. 20
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–1611,000[3]
October 25Winston-Salem State*No. 15
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 8–11
October 31Youngstown StateNo. T–20
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 16–1713,400[4]
November 7at Morehead StateL 3–7
November 14Murray State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–9
November 21at Tennessee TechW 17–13

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References

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  1. ^ "Sizzling MTSU rambles 55–19". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "OVC title dream dims for MTSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1987 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.