| 1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 3–45 at Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (6–0 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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| No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | vs. Tennessee State | No. 18 | W 36–7 | 29,500 | [1] | |
| September 9 | at East Tennessee State* | No. 18 | W 41–6 | 14,700 | ||
| September 16 | at Western Kentucky* | No. 18 | L 16–31 | |||
| September 21 | at No. 3 Georgia Southern* | L 0–26 | 16,449 | |||
| September 30 | Chattanooga* | W 24–7 | 3,500 | |||
| October 7 | at NC State* | L 14–35 | 41,200 | [2] | ||
| October 14 | at Morehead State | W 34–3 | ||||
| October 21 | Austin Peay |
| W 46–7 | |||
| November 4 | No. 1 Eastern Kentucky |
| W 24–19 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| November 11 | No. 11 Murray State | No. 14 |
| W 32–15 | ||
| November 18 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 12 | W 24–3 | |||
| November 25 | No. 7 Appalachian State* | No. 10 |
| W 24–21 | 5,000 | [4] |
| December 2 | at No. 1 Georgia Southern* | No. 10 |
| L 3–45 | 11,272 | |
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References
- ^ "Alert Middle races past TSU, 36–7". The Tennessean. September 3, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State erupts, beats MTSU". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders stay alive in OVC title drive". The Daily News-Journal. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lisle's field goal lifts MTSU". The Tennessean. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1989 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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