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1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–1 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Akron ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Youngstown State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Lenoir–Rhyne*
W 37–6[1]
September 14at Georgia Southern*
W 35–109,227[2]
September 21Jacksonville State*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 55–2110,200[3]
September 28at Morehead StateNo. 5
W 33–14[4]
October 12No. T–17 Eastern KentuckyNo. T–4
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–1413,250[5]
October 19No. T–13 Murray StateNo. 3
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–24 2OT13,300[6]
October 26at Austin PeayNo. 3
W 17–14[7]
November 2Youngstown StateNo. 1
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–21 2OT8,000[8]
November 9Western Kentucky*No. 1
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 41–98,000[9]
November 16at No. T–7 AkronNo. 1
W 17–0[10]
November 23Tennessee TechNo. 1
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–12[11]
December 7No. 9 Georgia Southern*No. 1
L 21–289,500[12]

[13]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 1986 NFL draft following the season.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 162 Don Griffin Defensive back San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "Raiders zip by Lenoir–Rhine 37–6". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MTSU rambles 35–10 over Georgia Southern". The Tennessean. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Raiders roll 55–21". The Tennessean. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Middle Tennessee rips Morehead State". Florida Today. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Middle Tennessee beats EKU, 28–14". The Paducah Sun. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Middle rallies late to tie, then beats Murray in 2 OTs". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Blue Raiders hang on for 8th straight win". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Team of destiny; Undefeated MTSU survives double OT war". The Tennessean. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Middle routs Western 41–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Middle Tennessee State grabs forst OVC crown in 20 seasons". The Tennessean. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "MTSU now 11–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 24, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia Southern earns date against UNI with upset win". The Waterloo Courier. December 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1985 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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