| 1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–4 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Murray State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Th team finished with a 6–5 record, 4–4 (tied for fourth) in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Akron | W 10–7 | 31,004 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | at Chattanooga* | L 19–42 | 10,800 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | Tennessee–Martin* | W 6–3 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | at Morehead State | W 20–7 | 7,500 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | at Western Carolina* | W 20–7 | 7,200 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | No. 4 Eastern Kentucky |
| L 7–23 | 11,500 | [6] | |
| October 17 | No. 1 Murray State | No. 7 |
| W 14–9 | 6,000 | [7] |
| October 24 | at Austin Peay | L 9–14 | 8,750 | [8] | ||
| October 31 | Youngstown State |
| L 10–13 | 10,000 | [9] | |
| November 14 | Western Kentucky |
| W 31–17 | 3,500 | [10] | |
| November 21 | Tennessee Tech |
| L 9–28 | 7,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Akron shows no zip in 10–7 opening loss". The Plain Dealer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT–Chattanooga rambles 42–19". The Tennessean. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU downs UT–Martin". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aroused offense helps MTSU defeat Morehead". The Daily News-Journal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee 23, Western Carolina 10". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU Colonels blow out Blue Raiders". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU upsets Murray". The Tennessean. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sophs lead Austin Peay past Middle Tennessee". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders drop homecoming 13–10". The Daily News-Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middle's rally trips Western". Messenger-Inquirer. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golden Eagles sting Raiders 28–9". The Daily News-Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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