1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
| 1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 13–23 at Eastern Kentucky | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (6–1 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Middle Tennessee ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | vs. Tennessee State | No. 12 | W 42–6 | [1] | ||
| September 21 | at No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky | No. 7 | L 7–17 | 20,700 | [2] | |
| September 28 | Murray State | No. 16 | W 35–3 | |||
| October 5 | at Western Kentucky* | No. T–12 | W 23-21 | 8,068 | ||
| October 12 | at Austin Peay | No. 9 | W 23–8 | |||
| October 19 | at No. 1 (I-A) Florida State* | No. 7 | L 10–39 | 60,202 | ||
| October 26 | Southeast Missouri State | No. 8 |
| W 52–0 | ||
| October 31 | Tennessee–Martin* | No. 7 |
| W 51–14 | ||
| November 9 | at Cincinnati* | No. 6 | L 10–30 | |||
| November 16 | at Morehead State | No. 11 | W 31–3 | |||
| November 23 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 9 | W 28–10 | |||
| November 30 | No. 12 Sam Houston State* | No. 9 |
| W 20–19 OT | ||
| December 7 | at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 9 |
| L 13–23 | [3] | |
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After the season[edit]
NFL draft[edit]
The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[5]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 6 | 142 | Chris Burns | Defensive tackle | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 6 | 144 | Joe Campbell | Running back | Los Angeles Rams |
References[edit]
- ^ "Offense orchestrates MTSU thwacking of TSZoo Tigers". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern downs Middle 17–7, gains the edge in OVC race". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky bounces MTSU from playoffs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 8, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1991 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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