1985-86 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders — schedule and results

The 1985-86 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders went 23-11 (10-4 in the OVC) under head coach Bruce Stewart. Simple Rating System: 3.35.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1985-11-23neutral Minnesota Golden GophersW 92–79George Q. Cannon Activities Center
1985-11-29neutral South Carolina GamecocksW 94–77Mid-South Coliseum
1985-11-30at Memphis TigersL 63–73Mid-South Coliseum
1985-12-04at Little Rock TrojansL 70–72Statehouse Convention Center
1985-12-09at Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 74–86E. A. Diddle Arena
1985-12-11at Missouri TigersL 77–81Hearnes Center
1986-01-06at Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 79–77Eblen Center
1986-01-11vs Murray State RacersW 81–68Murphy Center
1986-01-13vs Austin Peay GovernorsW 61–57Murphy Center
1986-01-15vs Alabama State HornetsW 132–101Murphy Center
1986-01-18at Morehead State EaglesW 107–73Ellis T. Johnson Arena
1986-01-20at Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 66–57McBrayer Arena
1986-01-25vs Youngstown State PenguinsW 84–70Murphy Center
1986-01-27vs Akron ZipsW 86–78Murphy Center
1986-01-29neutral West Virginia MountaineersW 72–70Charleston Civic Center
1986-02-01at Tennessee State TigersW 63–62Gentry Center Complex
1986-02-03vs Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 83–80Murphy Center
1986-02-08at Akron ZipsL 70–72James A. Rhodes Arena
1986-02-10at Youngstown State PenguinsL 61–72Beeghly Center
1986-02-15at Austin Peay GovernorsL 66–72Winfield Dunn Center
1986-02-17at Murray State RacersL 86–93Racer Arena
1986-02-22vs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 84–74Murphy Center
1986-02-24vs Morehead State EaglesW 80–63Murphy Center
1986-02-26vs Tennessee State TigersW 85–73Murphy Center
1986-03-03neutral Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 88–65James A. Rhodes Arena
1986-03-04neutral Murray State RacersW 85–81James A. Rhodes Arena
1986-03-05at Akron ZipsL 63–68James A. Rhodes Arena
1986-03-13at Clemson TigersL 81–99Littlejohn Coliseum

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