2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2016 record 8–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach Rick Stockstill (11th year)
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix (5th year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(Capacity: 31,000)
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
WKU xy$   7 – 1         10 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1         9 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3         8 – 4  
FIU   4 – 4         4 – 8  
Charlotte   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Marshall   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6         3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 – 2         8 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3         6 – 6  
Southern Miss   4 – 4         6 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Rice   2 – 6         3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represents Middle Tennessee State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders play their home games at the Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and compete in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by 11th-year head coach Rick Stockstill.

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Blue Raiders will host C–USA foes Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Charlotte, Florida International (FIU), Marshall, and North Texas.[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, a home games against Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and three road games against Bowling Green from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Missouri and Vanderbilt both from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM Alabama A&M* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN CUSA.tv W 55–0   19,967
September 10 3:00 PM at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN Alt L 24–47   29,627
September 17 11:00 AM at Bowling Green* Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 41–21   16,384
September 24 6:00 PM Louisiana Tech Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ASN W 38–34   20,105
October 1 6:00 PM at North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX CI W 30–13   19,823
October 15 1:30 PM WKU Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate) ESPN3 L 43–44 2OT  22,411
October 22 3:00 PM at Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN W 51–45   52,351
October 29 6:00 PM at FIU FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 W 42–35   14,413
November 5 1:30 PM UTSA Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 L 25–45   13,505
November 12 6:00 PM at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ASN L 17–42   20,841
November 19 1:00 PM at Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN3 W 38–31   13,433
November 26 4:30 PM Florida Atlantic Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN beIN W 77–56   10,227
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game notes

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Raiders 28 17 0 10 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 7 0 24
Commodores 5 28 0 14 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–13 2015 VANDY, 17–13

at Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 14 7 6 41
Falcons 14 7 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 7 7 34
Blue Raiders 7 0 10 21 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2015 LT, 45–16

at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 13 7 10 30
Mean Green 7 0 0 6 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–8 2015 MTSU, 41–7

WKU

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Hilltoppers 3 17 7 377 44
Blue Raiders 3 17 0 1076 43
Further information: 100 Miles of Hate
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–30–1 2015 WKU, 58–28

at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 13 21 7 10 51
Tigers 14 14 7 10 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2003 MIZZOU, 41–40

at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 21 7 0 14 42
Panthers 14 7 0 14 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–4 2015 MTSU, 42–35

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 14 14 14 3 45
Blue Raiders 7 3 7 8 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 MTSU, 42–7

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 0 0 17
Thundering Herd 7 7 7 21 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2015 MTSU, 27–24 3OT

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 10 7 7 38
49ers 0 6 10 15 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 MTSU, 73–14

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 14 21 56
Blue Raiders 21 21 7 28 77
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–3 2015 MTSU, 41–7

References

  1. ↑ "BLUE RAIDERS ANNOUNCE 2016 SCHEDULE" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
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