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)
Co-offensive coordinatorJoe Wickline (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Davis (1st season)
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(capacity: 30,788)
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Middle Tennessee +  5 1   8 3  
North Texas +  5 1   5 7  
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
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

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After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [2]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
7222 Kendall Newson Wide receiver Jacksonville Jaguars

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References

  1. "Middle Tennessee State University 2001 Football Schedule". www.goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.