1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	1–9 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (1st season)
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field

1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Murray State $^	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Western Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Austin Peay	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	2
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	North Alabama*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 17–20		[1]
September 15	at Tennessee–Martin*	Pacer Stadium Martin, TN	L 23–31		[2]
September 22	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 7–28	3,000	[3]
October 6	No. T–7 Eastern Kentucky	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–52		[4]
October 13	Murray State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 8–29		[5]
October 20	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 15–59	10,000	[6]
October 27	at Austin Peay	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 14–31		[7]
November 3	Western Kentucky	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 12–17	8,000	[8]
November 10	at East Tennessee State*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 14–52	10,027	[9]
November 17	Tennessee Tech	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 17–14		[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Fletcher runs UNA to 20–17 opening win". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Holds on; UTM repels MTSU fourth-quarter effort". The Jackson Sun. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Morehead rolls to 28–7 win over Middle". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Injuries don't hurt Eastern's offense". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Murray State crushes Middle Tennessee 29–8". The Tennessean. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UT–Chattanooga rips MTSU 59–15". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Governors celebrate 31–14". The Daily News-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Western, 17–12". The State Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "East Tennessee trounces MTSU". The Tennessean. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "MTSU edges out TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1979 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.