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-
1984 Season Highlights
James Boots Donnelly enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1984 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (NC)
31
0
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Jacksonville State
27
11
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Morehead State
42
28
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Akron
16
3
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Eastern Kentucky
22
10
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Murray State
19
16
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Austin Peay State
7
16
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Youngstown State
13
23
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Western Kentucky
45
24
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Georgia Southern
42
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Tennessee Tech
28
10
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @ Eastern Kentucky
27
10
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @ Indiana State
42
41
W
Sat., Dec. 8 vs.
Louisiana Tech
13
21
L
1984 Season Totals
Record 11-3
Points Scored 374
Scoring Average 26.7
Points Allowed 220
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 28-29
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 7-1
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1984 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1984 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
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