2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Sun Belt co-champion
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Larry Fedora (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Davis (1st season)
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Texas +  5 –1   5 –7  
Middle Tennessee +  5 –1   8 –3  
New Mexico State  4 –2   5 –7  
Louisiana–Lafayette  2 –4   3 –8  
Arkansas State  2 –4   2 –9  
Louisiana–Monroe  2 –4   2 –9  
Idaho  1 –5   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmat Vanderbilt *
W 37–2839,885
September 86:00 pm Troy State *
W 54–1721,723
September 226:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe
W 38–2012,102
September 297:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette
W 26–927,519
October 66:00 pm Idaho
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 70–5823,106
October 133:05 pmat North Texas
L 21-2411,621
October 201:00 pmat Ole Miss *
L 17-4546,886
October 272:00 pm New Mexico State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 39–3511,327
November 32:00 pm Arkansas State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 54–620,113
November 107:00 pmat LSU *
L 16-3088,249
November 172:00 pm Connecticut
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 38–1413,017 [1]

[2]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2002 NFL draft following the season. [3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
7222 Kendall Newson Wide receiver Jacksonville Jaguars

References

  1. ↑ "UConn believe it". The Daily News-Journal. November 18, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Middle Tennessee State University 2001 Football Schedule". www.goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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