1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^ 5 1 0 11 2 0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
Tennessee State 4 2 0 7 4 0
Tennessee Tech 3 3 0 6 5 0
Morehead State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Murray State 1 5 0 2 9 0
Austin Peay 0 6 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1vs. Tennessee StateNo. 11W 38–625,000[1]
September 8No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 11W 16–1315,000
September 15East Tennessee State*No. 11
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 48–14
September 22No. 14 Western Kentucky*No. 2
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 20–714,000
September 29at ChattanoogaNo. 1W 24–178,229
October 6No. 4 Eastern KentuckyNo. 1
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–10[2]
October 13Tennessee–Martin*No. 5
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 65–17
October 20at Austin Peay StateNo. 4W 56–7
October 27Morehead StateNo. 4
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 37–0
November 10at Murray StateNo. 3W 31–10
November 17Tennessee TechNo. 2
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 42–0
November 24No. 16 Jackson State*No. 1
W 28–7[3]
December 1at No. 10 Boise State*No. 1
L 13–2015,849

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After the season

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NFL draft

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The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
8 207 Marty Carter Defensive back Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

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  1. ^ "MTSU duo runs by TSU 38–6". The Tennessean. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern ends string for No. 1 MTSU". The Tennessean. October 7, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Raiders whip JSU". Sun Herald. November 25, 1990. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1990 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.