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1988 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1988 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 0 0 11 3 0
No. 17 Middle Tennessee 4 2 0 7 4 0
Murray State 4 2 0 4 6 0
Tennessee State 2 4 0 3 7 1
Austin Peay 2 4 0 3 8 0
Morehead State 2 4 0 3 8 0
Tennessee Tech 1 5 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Tennessee StateNo. 15W 14–718,764[1]
September 10at Northern Illinois*No. 15L 10–1413,572
September 17No. 17 Western Kentucky*No. 15W 13–1010,500
September 24No. T–6 Georgia Southern*No. 20
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 26–106,800
October 1vs. Alcorn State*No. 7L 19–21[2]
October 8Mississippi Valley State*No. 16
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 40–3[3]
October 15Morehead StateNo. 12
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 49–0
October 22at Austin PeayNo. 9W 36–0
November 5at No. 12 Eastern KentuckyNo. 9L 14–277,600[4]
November 12at Murray StateNo. 17L 22–23
November 19Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 51–0

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References

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  1. ^ "MTSU slips, slides past TSU 14–7". The Tennessean. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alcorn cashes in on new NCAA rule". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MTSU takes block-buster 40–3 victory". The Tennessean. October 9, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Backfield duo, stingy 'D' lift Eastern over Middle, into OVC driver's seat". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1988 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]