1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bobo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Fiveash (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^   7 – 0     8 – 4  
No. 16 Eastern Illinois   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Murray State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Tennessee Tech   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Tennessee State   4 – 3     4 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Southeast Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Tennessee–Martin   0 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Tennessee State
L 16–2514,983[1]
September 13at Chattanooga*
L 24–338,298 \[2]
September 27Murray State
L 17–357,897
October 4Jacksonville State*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–166,911
October 11at Tennessee–Martin
W 37–243,108
October 18at No. 10 Eastern Illinois
L 17–308,700
October 25Southeast Missouri State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 55–66,823
November 8Austin Peay*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 59–104,103
November 15at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky
L 20–356,400
November 22at Tennessee Tech
L 20–304,216

[3]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 1998 NFL draft following the season.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
3 86 Jonathan Quinn Quarterback Jacksonville Jaguars

References

  1. ^ "MTSU loses again at 'The Hole'". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Blame goes to all at MTSU". The Tennessean. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1997 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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