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
(capacity: 30,788)
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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