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-
1998 Season Highlights
James Boots Donnelly enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Tennessee State
28
27
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Illinois
20
48
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Jacksonville State
7
10
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Eastern Kentucky
24
28
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Tennessee Tech
19
16
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Murray State
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Eastern Illinois
32
35
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Southeast Missouri State
21
19
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Tennessee Martin
47
33
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Alabama Birmingham
17
26
L
1998 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 250
Scoring Average 25.0
Points Allowed 256
Defense Average 25.6
Opponents Record 14-19
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 3-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.