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-
1979 Season Highlights
James Boots Donnelly enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. North Alabama
17
20
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @ Tennessee Martin
23
31
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Morehead State
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Eastern Kentucky
10
52
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Murray State
8
29
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
15
59
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Austin Peay State
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Western Kentucky
12
17
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @ East Tennessee State
14
52
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Tennessee Tech
17
14
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 1-9
Points Scored 137
Scoring Average 13.7
Points Allowed 333
Defense Average 33.3
Opponents Record 5-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-5
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.