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
1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6at Tennessee StateL 16–2514,983
September 13at Chattanooga*L 24–338,298
September 27Murray StateL 17–357,897
October 4Jacksonville State*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–166,911
October 11at Tennessee–MartinW 37–243,108
October 18at No. 10 Eastern IllinoisL 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 KentuckyL 20–356,400
November 22at Tennessee TechL 20–304,216

[1]

After the season

NFL draft

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
386Jonathan QuinnQuarterbackJacksonville Jaguars

References

  1. "1997 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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