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-
1982 Season Highlights
James Boots Donnelly enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @ Savannah State
12
3
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Elizabeth City State (NC)
34
0
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Liberty
27
7
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Morehead State
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Akron
16
19
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Eastern Kentucky
10
35
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Murray State
27
9
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Austin Peay State
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Youngstown State
10
11
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Western Kentucky
31
16
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @ Tennessee Tech
10
3
W
1982 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 231
Scoring Average 21.0
Points Allowed 110
Defense Average 10.0
Opponents Record 18-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-2
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.