2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Larry Fedora (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMiles Aldridge (2nd season)
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Notre Dame  %  –  9 –3  
UCF  –  7 –4  
Middle Tennessee  –  6 –5  
Connecticut  –  3 –8  
Louisiana Tech  –  3 –9  
Louisiana–Lafayette  –  1 –10  
Louisiana–Monroe  –  1 –10  
Navy  –  1 –10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 21 Illinois
L 6–3535,032
September 9at No. 8 Florida
L 0–5584,311 [2]
September 28 Murray State
W 44–2812,037
September 23at Maryland
L 27–4531,126
October 7 Louisiana Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 49–2111,302 [3]
October 14 Louisiana–Monroe
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–017,427 [4]
October 21at UAB
CSS L 9–1413,000 [5]
October 28at No. 20 Mississippi State
CSSL 35–6142,933 [6]
November 4at Connecticut
W 66–1011,115
November 11 South Florida
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–912,147
November 18 Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 41–38 2OT7,913
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7]

References

  1. ↑ Howell, James. "Middle Tennessee State Historical Scores". jhowell.net. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Florida dominates Blue Raiders". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "MTSU makes history". The Daily News-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Goalposts fall again as Blue Raiders romp". The Tennessean. October 15, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Blazers shut down Raiders". The Tennessean. October 22, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miss. State races past MTSU". The Tennessean. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "2000 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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