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-
1985 Season Highlights
James Boots Donnelly enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
The Blue Raiders won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (NC)
37
6
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Georgia Southern
35
10
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Jacksonville State
55
21
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Morehead State
33
14
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Eastern Kentucky
28
14
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Murray State
31
24
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Austin Peay State
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Youngstown State
28
21
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Western Kentucky
41
9
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Akron
17
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech
45
12
W
Sat., Dec. 7 vs.
Georgia Southern
21
28
L
1985 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 388
Scoring Average 32.3
Points Allowed 173
Defense Average 14.4
Opponents Record 28-19
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-1
Away Record 4-0
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.