1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 0 0 13 0 0
Akron 5 2 0 6 5 0
Middle Tennessee 4 3 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Morehead State 2 5 0 5 6 0
Murray State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Austin Peay 2 5 0 3 7 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4at Savannah State*W 12–3
September 11Elizabeth City State*W 34–0
September 18Liberty Baptist*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27-7
September 25Morehead State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 30–0
October 2Akron
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ABCL 16–19
October 9at No. 1 Eastern KentuckyL 10–35
October 16at Murray StateW 27–9
October 23Austin Peay
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–9
October 30at Youngstown StateL 10–11
November 6at Western Kentucky*W 31–168,500
November 20at Tennessee TechW 10–3

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After the season[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 193 James Griffin Defensive back Cincinnati Bengals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1982 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.