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<td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 15 <a href="/wiki/1987_Youngstown_State_Penguins_football_team" title="1987 Youngstown State Penguins football team">Youngstown State</a> +^ </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Middle Tennessee</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1987_Murray_State_Racers_football_team" title="1987 Murray State Racers football team">Murray State</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>+ – Conference co-champions</li><li>^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings#NCAA_Division_I-AA_Football_Committee_poll" title="1987 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team</b> represented <a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_State_University" title="Middle Tennessee State University">Middle Tennessee State University</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 5</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1987_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1987 Tennessee State Tigers football team">Tennessee State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/FirstBank_Stadium" title="FirstBank Stadium">Vanderbilt Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 55–19</td><td style="text-align:center">30,827</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 19</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1987_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team" title="1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team">Georgia Southern</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paulson_Stadium" title="Paulson Stadium">Paulson Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Statesboro,_Georgia" title="Statesboro, Georgia">Statesboro, GA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 13–17</td><td style="text-align:center">4,527</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 26</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1987_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1987 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 12</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Houchens_Industries%E2%80%93L._T._Smith_Stadium" title="Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium">L. T. Smith Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green, Kentucky">Bowling Green, KY</a> (<a href="/wiki/100_Miles_of_Hate" title="100 Miles of Hate">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 16–28</td><td style="text-align:center">16,500</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Austin_Peay_Governors_football_team" title="1987 Austin Peay Governors football team">Austin Peay</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Red%22_Floyd_Stadium" title="Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium">Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 38–16</td><td style="text-align:center">11,500</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1987_Mississippi_Valley_State_Delta_Devils_football_team" title="1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team">Mississippi Valley State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simmons_Bank_Liberty_Stadium" title="Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium">Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 38–7</td><td style="text-align:center">2,547</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4 <a href="/wiki/1987_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 20</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium</li><li>Murfreesboro, TN</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 17–16</td><td style="text-align:center">11,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 25</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_State_Rams_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem State Rams football">Winston-Salem State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 15</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium</li><li>Murfreesboro, TN</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 8–11</td><td style="text-align:center">8,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 31</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Youngstown_State_Penguins_football_team" title="1987 Youngstown State Penguins football team">Youngstown State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. T–20</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium</li><li>Murfreesboro, TN</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 16–17</td><td style="text-align:center">13,400</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 7</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1987_Morehead_State_Eagles_football_team" title="1987 Morehead State Eagles football team">Morehead State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jayne_Stadium" title="Jayne Stadium">Jayne Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Morehead,_Kentucky" title="Morehead, Kentucky">Morehead, KY</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 3–7</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 14</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Murray_State_Racers_football_team" title="1987 Murray State Racers football team">Murray State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium</li><li>Murfreesboro, TN</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 27–9</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 21</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1987_Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="1987 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team">Tennessee Tech</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_Stadium" title="Tucker Stadium">Tucker Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cookeville,_Tennessee" title="Cookeville, Tennessee">Cookeville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 17–13</td><td style="text-align:center">8,570</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings#NCAA_Division_I-AA_Football_Committee_Poll" title="1987 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-sizzling-mtsu-rambles-55/142485317/">"Sizzling MTSU rambles 55–19"</a>. <i>The Tennessean</i>. 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State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1935 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1936 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1937 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1938 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1939 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_Blue_Raiders_football_team" 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Raiders football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1950 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1951 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1952 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1953 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1954 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1955 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1956 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1957 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1960 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1962 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1964 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1965 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1966 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1967 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1969 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1970 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1972 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1974 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1977 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1982 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1983 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1984 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1986 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1986</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1988 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1991 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1992 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1993 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1994 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1995 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1996 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1999 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2003 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2004 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">2006</a></li> 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