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1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bobo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Fiveash (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Tennessee State $^   6 1     9 3  
No. 24 Murray State   5 2     7 4  
Middle Tennessee   5 2     5 5  
Eastern Illinois   4 3     6 5  
Eastern Kentucky   4 3     6 5  
Tennessee Tech   2 5     4 7  
Southeast Missouri State   2 5     3 8  
Tennessee–Martin   0 7     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Tennessee StateNo. 22W 28–2727,568
September 12at Illinois*No. 18L 20–4835,475
September 19at Jacksonville State*No. 20L 7–1012,678
September 26No. 12 Eastern Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 24–2819,653
October 3at Tennessee TechW 19–1612,237
October 10No. 13 Murray State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 35–1418,172
October 24No. 21 Eastern Illinois
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 32–3519,862
October 31at Southeast Missouri StateW 21–196,827
November 7at Tennessee–MartinW 47–332,307
November 14at UAB*L 17–2610,263[1]

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After the season

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NFL draft

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The following Blue Raider was selected in the 1999 NFL draft following the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 221 Sulecio Sanford Wide receiver Chicago Bears

References

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  1. ^ "MTSU falls short in finale". The Daily News-Journal. November 15, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1998 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.