1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bobo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Fiveash (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(capacity: 30,788)
1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Tennessee State $^  6 1   9 3  
No. 24 Murray State  5 2   7 4  
Middle Tennessee  5 2   5 5  
Eastern Illinois  4 3   6 5  
Eastern Kentucky  4 3   6 5  
Tennessee Tech  2 5   4 7  
Southeast Missouri State  2 5   3 8  
Tennessee–Martin  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Tennessee StateNo. 22W 28–2727,568
September 12at Illinois*No. 18L 20–4835,475
September 19at Jacksonville State*No. 20L 7–1012,678
September 26No. 12 Eastern Kentucky
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 24–2819,653
October 3at Tennessee TechW 19–1612,237
October 10No. 13 Murray State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 35–1418,172
October 24No. 21 Eastern Illinois
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 32–3519,862
October 31at Southeast Missouri StateW 21–196,827
November 7at Tennessee–MartinW 47–332,307
November 14at UAB*L 17–2610,263[1]

[2]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7221Sulecio SanfordWide receiverChicago Bears

References

  1. "MTSU falls short in finale". The Daily News-Journal. November 15, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1998 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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