1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (9th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Murray State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee Tech	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Austin Peay	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Tennessee State*		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 55–19	30,827	[1]
September 19	at Georgia Southern*	No. 5	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 13–17	4,527	[2]
September 26	at Western Kentucky*	No. 12	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	L 16–28	16,500	[3]
October 3	Austin Peay		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 38–16	11,500	[4]
October 10	vs. Mississippi Valley State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 38–7	2,547	[5]
October 17	No. 4 Eastern Kentucky	No. 20	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 17–16	11,000	[6]
October 25	Winston-Salem State*	No. 15	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 8–11	8,000	[7]
October 31	Youngstown State	No. T–20	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 16–17	13,400	[8]
November 7	at Morehead State		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 3–7		[9]
November 14	Murray State		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 27–9		[10]
November 21	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 17–13	8,570	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Sizzling MTSU rambles 55–19". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Late touchdown beats Middle Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Raiders blow first-half lead". The Daily News-Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Revitalized MTSU overwhelms APSU". The Tennessean. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Winston-Salem State beats I-AA Middle Tennessee 11–8". Winston-Salem Journal. October 26, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "OVC title dream dims for MTSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Blue Raiders hit 'rock bottom'". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dingler leads Middle past Murray 27–9". The State Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Middle Tennessee wins its finale". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1987 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.