1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 21–28 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	11–1 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (7th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Akron ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Austin Peay	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Lenoir–Rhyne*		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 37–6
September 14	at Georgia Southern*		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 35–10	9,227
September 21	Jacksonville State*		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 55–21	10,200	[1]
September 28	at Morehead State	No. 5	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 33–14
October 12	No. T–17 Eastern Kentucky	No. T–4	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 28–14
October 19	No. T–13 Murray State	No. 3	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 31–24 2OT
October 26	at Austin Peay	No. 3	Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 17–14
November 2	Youngstown State	No. 1	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 28–21 OT
November 9	Western Kentucky*	No. 1	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 41–9	8,000
November 16	at No. T–7 Akron	No. 1	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 17–0
November 23	Tennessee Tech	No. 1	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 45–12
December 7	No. 9 Georgia Southern*	No. 1	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 21–28	9,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1986 NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	162	Don Griffin	Defensive back	San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "Blue Raiders roll 55–21". The Tennessean. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1985 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
3. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.