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-
1983 Season Highlights
James Boots Donnelly enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs. Savannah State
51
0
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @ Tennessee Martin
39
3
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @ Morehead State
56
17
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Akron
26
3
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Eastern Kentucky
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Murray State
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Austin Peay State
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Youngstown State
35
24
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Western Kentucky
26
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Tennessee Tech
8
12
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 296
Scoring Average 29.6
Points Allowed 111
Defense Average 11.1
Opponents Record 10-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-0
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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.