1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Austin Peay 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Akron 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at North Alabama*
L 0–36[1]
September 13Chattanooga*
L 7–3210,000[2]
September 27Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–17[3]
October 4Western Carolina*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 10–243,000[4]
October 11at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky
L 0–248,800[5]
October 18at No. T–1 Murray State
L 6–3816,300[6]
October 25Austin Peaydagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 3–7[7]
November 8at No. 3 Western Kentucky
L 15–3020,100[8]
November 15Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 13–9[9]
November 22at Tennessee Tech
W 21–7[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "Blue Raiders ripped 36–0". The Tennessean. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UTC rambles by MTSU 32–7". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Morehead drives past MTSU 17–10". The Daily News-Journal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cats win, 24–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Defense shines, but Colonels blank MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gibbs' passes punish Middle". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Peay ruins MTSU homecoming 7–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Western captures OVC title". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Zips end humbling season with 13–9 defeat". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "MTSU tops Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1980 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]


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