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-
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
Record 9-4
Points Scored 318
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 225
Defense Average 17.3
Opponents Record 52-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-4
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).