Middle Tennessee State Football Team History
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Founded: 1911 Stadium: Floyd/Jones Field Capacity: 31,000 Colors: Royal Blue & White Coach: James Boots Donnelly Conference: Ohio Valley-
1988 Season Highlights
James Boots Donnelly enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @ Tennessee State
14
7
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Northern Illinois
10
14
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Western Kentucky
13
10
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Georgia Southern
26
10
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Alcorn State
19
21
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Mississippi Valley State
40
3
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Morehead State
49
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Austin Peay State
36
0
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Eastern Kentucky
14
27
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Murray State
22
23
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Tennessee Tech
51
0
W
1988 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 294
Scoring Average 26.7
Points Allowed 115
Defense Average 10.5
Opponents Record 28-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-4
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Ohio Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.