1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–4 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 0 0 12 2 0
No. 9 Middle Tennessee ^ 6 1 0 9 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 0 5 6 0
Morehead State 3 4 0 4 7 0
Southeast Missouri State 3 4 0 3 8 0
Tennessee State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Tennessee Tech 2 5 0 2 9 0
Murray State 1 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7vs. Tennessee StateNo. 12W 42–6[1]
September 21at No. T–3 Eastern KentuckyNo. 7L 7–1720,700[2]
September 28Murray StateNo. 16W 35–3
October 5at Western Kentucky*No. T–12W 23-218,068
October 12at Austin PeayNo. 9W 23–8
October 19at No. 1 (I-A) Florida State*No. 7L 10–3960,202
October 26Southeast Missouri StateNo. 8
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 52–0
October 31Tennessee–Martin*No. 7
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 51–14
November 9at Cincinnati*No. 6L 10–30
November 16at Morehead StateNo. 11W 31–3
November 23at Tennessee TechNo. 9W 28–10
November 30No. 12 Sam Houston State*No. 9
W 20–19 OT
December 7at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky*No. 9
L 13–23[3]

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After the season

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NFL draft

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The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 142 Chris Burns Defensive tackle Cincinnati Bengals
6 144 Joe Campbell Running back Los Angeles Rams

References

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  1. ^ "Offense orchestrates MTSU thwacking of TSZoo Tigers". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern downs Middle 17–7, gains the edge in OVC race". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eastern Kentucky bounces MTSU from playoffs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 8, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1991 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.