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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-

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1911  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024

1989 Season Highlights
 James Boots Donnelly enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
 The Blue Raiders won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Tennessee State  36   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ East Tennessee State  41   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Western Kentucky  16   31   L       
 Thu., Sep. 21  @ Georgia Southern  0   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ North Carolina State  14   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Morehead State  34   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Austin Peay State  46   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Eastern Kentucky  24   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Murray State  32   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Tennessee Tech  24   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Appalachian State  24   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Georgia Southern  3   45   L       
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored318
  Scoring Average24.5
  Points Allowed225
  Defense Average17.3
  Opponents Record52-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-4
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1989 Ohio Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Middle Tennessee State 9-4318225   James Boots Donnelly

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1989 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.