1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 1 0 7 2 1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee 5 2 0 8 2 0
Akron 5 2 0 8 3 0
Murray State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 0 6 5 0
Youngstown State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Tennessee Tech 2 5 0 2 8 0
Morehead State 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Savannah State*W 51–0
September 17at Tennessee–Martin*W 39–3
September 24at Morehead StateW 56–17
October 1at No. 12 AkronW 26–3
October 8No. 1 Eastern KentuckyNo. 17
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–14[1]
October 15Murray StateNo. 15
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–14
October 22at Austin PeayNo. 11W 31–17
October 29Youngstown StateNo. 9
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 35–24
November 5Western Kentucky*No. T–5
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 26–75,500
November 19Tennessee TechNo. T-7
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 8–12

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "James sparks EKU win". Messenger-Inquirer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1983 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.