1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 1 09 1 0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 2 010 3 0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 2 09 2 0
Austin Peay 5 2 07 4 0
Akron 2 4 13 7 1
Morehead State 2 5 04 7 0
Middle Tennessee 2 5 02 8 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at North Alabama*L 0–36
September 13Chattanooga*L 7–3210,000[1]
September 27Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–17
October 4Western Carolina*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–243,000[2]
October 11at No. 8 Eastern KentuckyL 0–248,800[3]
October 18at No. T–1 Murray StateL 6–38
October 25Austin Peay
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 3–7
November 8at No. 3 Western KentuckyL 15–3020,100
November 15Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 13–9
November 22Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–7

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References

  1. "UTC rambles by MTSU 32–7". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cats win, 24–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Defense shines, but Colonels blank MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1980 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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