1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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

1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at North Alabama*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 0–36
September 13	Chattanooga*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–32	10,000	^[1]
September 27	Morehead State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–17
October 4	Western Carolina*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–24	3,000	^[2]
October 11	at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 0–24	8,800	^[3]
October 18	at No. T–1 Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 6–38
October 25	Austin Peay	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 3–7
November 8	at No. 3 Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 15–30	20,100
November 15	Akron	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 13–9
November 22	Tennessee Tech	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 21–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "UTC rambles by MTSU 32–7". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Cats win, 24–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Defense shines, but Colonels blank MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1980 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}