1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (8th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Murray State $^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Akron	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	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
August 30	Miles*	No. 4	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 47–0	6,500	[1]
September 6	vs. Tennessee State*	No. 4	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–7	28,000	[2]
September 20	No. 4 Georgia Southern*	No. 17	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 31–34	11,000	[3]
September 27	at Eastern Kentucky		Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 3–28	10,100	[4]
October 4	at Austin Peay		Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 0–7 OT	6,037	[5]
October 11	Akron		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 24–12	10,500	[6]
October 18	at Southwest Missouri State*		Briggs Stadium Springfield, M0	W 42–19	3,000	[7]
November 1	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 49–14	5,906	[8]
November 8	Morehead State		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 24–7	2,800	[9]
November 15	at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–21	2,688	[10]
November 22	Tennessee Tech		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 21–6		[11]
*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: 1987 NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
12	324	Tony Burse	Running back	Seattle Seahawks

References

1. "MTSU mashes Miles 47–0". The Tennessean. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "MTSU offense fizzles; TSU wins 7–6". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Georgia Southern slips past MTSU". The Tennessean. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Eastern numbs mum MTSU". The Tennessean. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Govs win OT thriller". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Middle Tennessee overcomemes Akron". The Plain Dealer. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Raider eruption sinks SMSU". The Daily News-Journal. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Raiders unload on Penguins 49–14". The Daily News-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Middle beats Morehead". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Murray close to OVC crown". The Paducah Sun. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Middle Tenn. 21, Tennessee Tech 6". Messenger-Inquirer. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1986 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
13. "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.