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-
1996 Season Highlights
James Boots Donnelly enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Louisiana Tech
0
20
L
Sat., Sep. 7 @ Tennessee State
14
24
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
16
9
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Murray State
7
34
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Jacksonville State
30
23
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Austin Peay State
50
14
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky
13
20
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Southeast Missouri State
13
16
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Tennessee Martin
30
12
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Eastern Illinois
31
24
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech
16
10
W
1996 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 220
Scoring Average 20.0
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 18.7
Opponents Record 7-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Ohio Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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