| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 1–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–5 |
| Head Coach: | Boots Donnelly |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Horace Jones Field |
The 1979 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season