1996 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
1996 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Murray State $^  8 0   11 2  
No. 16 Eastern Illinois ^  6 2   8 4  
Eastern Kentucky  6 2   6 5  
Middle Tennessee  4 4   6 5  
Tennessee Tech  4 4   5 6  
Tennessee State  3 5   4 7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 5   3 8  
Austin Peay  1 7   1 10  
Tennessee–Martin  1 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Louisiana Tech*No. 13L 0–2017,912[1]
September 7at Tennessee StateNo. 18L 14–24
September 14Chattanooga*L 17–2613,571
September 28at No. 10 Murray StateW 7–34
October 5at Jacksonville State*W 30–23
October 12Austin Peay State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 50–14
October 19Eastern Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 13–20
October 26at Southeast Missouri StateL 13–16 OT
November 9at Tennessee–MartinW 30–12
November 16No. 14 Eastern Illinois
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–24
November 23Tennessee Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 16–10

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References

  1. "MTSU defense not enough in loss". The Daily News-Journal. September 1, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1996 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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