1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Boots Donnelly and played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Blue Raiders finished the season with an 9–4 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play.

1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 13–23 at Eastern Kentucky
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	9–4 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (13th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Tennessee State	No. 12	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 42–6		[1]
September 21	at No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky	No. 7	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	L 7–17	20,700	[2]
September 28	Murray State	No. 16	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 35–3		[3]
October 5	at Western Kentucky*	No. T–12	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 23-21	8,068	[4]
October 12	at Austin Peay	No. 9	Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 23–8		[5]
October 19	at No. 1 (I-A) Florida State*	No. 7	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 10–39	60,202	[6]
October 26	Southeast Missouri State	No. 8	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 52–0	13,000	[7]
October 31	Tennessee–Martin*	No. 7	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 51–14	9,500	[8]
November 9	at Cincinnati*	No. 6	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 10–30	8,761	[9]
November 16	at Morehead State	No. 11	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 31–3	3,100	[10]
November 23	at Tennessee Tech	No. 9	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 28–10		[11]
November 30	No. 12 Sam Houston State*	No. 9	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 20–19 OT	2,000	[12]
December 7	at No. 2 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 9	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 13–23		[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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: 1992 NFL draft

The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[15]

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

References

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. "MTSU rolls by land and air in 35–3 win". The Tennessean. September 29, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Petrilli boots Blue Raiders over 'Toppers". The Daily News-Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Middle Tennessee State rolls to win". Johnson City Press. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "A sluggish FSU wins by 'only' 29". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "MTSU puts offense in high gear, 52–0". The Tennessean. October 27, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "MTSU rolls over UT–Martin, 51–14". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Small's big yardage leads Bearcats to 30–10 win". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Campbell puts tread marks on Morehead as Middle wins". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "MTSU can now relax, await call". The Daily News-Journal. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Raiders march back to Richmond". The Daily News-Journal. December 1, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Eastern Kentucky bounces MTSU from playoffs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 8, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "1991 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
15. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.