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1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 1 0 8 4 0
No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^ 5 2 0 11 3 0
No. 13 Murray State 5 2 0 9 2 0
Youngstown State 5 2 0 7 4 0
Austin Peay 4 3 0 7 4 0
Akron 2 5 0 4 7 0
Morehead State 1 6 0 2 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Lenoir–Rhyne*W 31–0
September 15at Jacksonville State*W 27–118,200[1]
September 22Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 42–28
September 29Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 16–3
October 6at No. 12 Eastern KentuckyNo. T–14W 22–10[2]
October 13at Murray StateNo. 8W 19–16
October 20Austin PeayNo. 5
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–16
October 27at Youngstown StateNo. 7L 13–23
November 3at Western Kentucky*No. 14W 45–2416,500
November 10No. 11 Georgia Southern*No. T–12
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 42–76,000
November 17at Tennessee TechNo. 9W 28–10
November 24at No. 8 Eastern KentuckyNo. 7W 27–104,800[3]
December 1at No. 5 Indiana StateNo. 7
W 42–41 3OT6,225
December 8No. 9 Louisiana TechNo. 7
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 13–2111,000[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Vince Hall leads 27–11 MTSU win". The Daily News-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Blue Raiders blitz Eastern Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Raiders prove they're OVC's best". The Daily News-Journal. November 25, 1984. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "La. Tech sprints by MTSU 21–13". The Tennessean. December 9, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1984 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]