1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Bobo (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Fiveash (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 16–25	14,983	^[1]
September 13	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 24–33	8,298
September 27	Murray State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 17–35	7,897
October 4	Jacksonville State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 27–16	6,911
October 11	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 37–24	3,108
October 18	at No. 10 Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 17–30	8,700
October 25	Southeast Missouri State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 55–6	6,823
November 8	Austin Peay*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 59–10	4,103
November 15	at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	L 20–35	6,400
November 22	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 20–30	4,216
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[3]

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

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

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Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate
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