1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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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

The 1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Schedule

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

Main article: 1992 NFL draft

The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.

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

"Offense orchestrates MTSU thwacking of TSZoo Tigers". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eastern downs Middle 17–7, gains the edge in OVC race". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eastern Kentucky bounces MTSU from playoffs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 8, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"1991 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
"1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

v t e Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate
Culture & lore	Lightning "MTSU Fight Songs" Band of Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Appalachian State Delaware Eastern Kentucky James Madison Marshall McNeese State Middle Tennessee Nevada New Hampshire Northern Iowa Sam Houston State Samford Villanova Weber State Western Illinois Youngstown State
Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

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