1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
1981 record	6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (3rd season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,788)

1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Murray State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Akron	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 5	at Akron		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 10–7
September 12	at Chattanooga*		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 19–42
September 19	Tennessee–Martin*		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 6–3
September 26	at Morehead State		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 20–7
October 3	at Western Carolina*		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 20–7
October 10	No. 4 Eastern Kentucky		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–23
October 17	No. 1 Murray State	No. 7	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 14–9
October 24	at Austin Peay		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 9–14
October 31	Youngstown State		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–13
November 14	Western Kentucky		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 31–17
November 21	at Tennessee Tech		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 9–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1981 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.