1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–5 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach	Boots Donnelly (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Bobo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Fiveash (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons← 1997 1999 →

1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	Tennessee State	No. 22	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 28–27	27,568
September 12	at Illinois*	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 20–48	35,475
September 19	at Jacksonville State*	No. 20	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 7–10	12,678
September 26	No. 12 Eastern Kentucky		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 24–28	19,653
October 3	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 19–16	12,237
October 10	No. 13 Murray State		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 35–14	18,172
October 24	No. 21 Eastern Illinois		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 32–35	19,862
October 31	at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 21–19	6,827
November 7	at Tennessee–Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 47–33	2,307
November 14	at UAB*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 17–26	10,263
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 1999 NFL draft following the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	221	Sulecio Sanford	Wide receiver	Chicago Bears

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

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Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate
Culture & lore	Lightning "MTSU Fight Songs" Band of Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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