2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 6–24 vs. Navy
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Ellis (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  7 1   10 4  
East Carolina  6 2   10 3  
Middle Tennessee  6 2   8 5  
Florida Atlantic  4 4   6 6  
UAB  1 7   2 10  
Southern Miss  1 7   1 11  
FIU  1 7   1 11  
West Division
Rice x$  7 1   10 4  
UTSA  6 2   7 5  
North Texas  6 2   9 4  
Tulane  5 3   7 6  
Louisiana Tech  3 5   4 8  
Tulsa  2 6   3 9  
UTEP  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark 6–2 in conference play to tie for second place in C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where they lost to Navy. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This was Middle Tennessee first year as a member of C-USA after leaving the Sun Belt Conference.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:30 pm Western Carolina *W 45–2420,011
September 711:30 amat North Carolina * ACCN L 20–4048,000
September 146:00 pm Memphis *
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
CSS W 17–1523,992
September 2111:00 amat Florida Atlantic CSSW 42–35 OT13,911
September 278:00 pmat BYU * ESPNU L 10–3758,763
October 52:30 pm East Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
FSN L 17–2423,108
October 126:00 pmat North Texas L 7–3421,171
October 246:30 pm Marshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
FS1W 51–4919,898
November 212:00 pmat UAB FSN W 24–2120,483
November 93:00 pm FIU
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
FCSW 48–016,717
November 232:30 pmat Southern Miss CSSW 42–2122,134
November 302:45 pm UTEP
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
WUXP W 48–1711,560
December 3010:45 amvs. Navy * ESPN L 6–2439,246
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

[1]

Game summaries

Western Carolina

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Catamounts0180624
Blue Raiders21107745

At North Carolina

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Blue Raiders0071320
Tar Heels131031440

Memphis

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Tigers063615
Blue Raiders770317

At Florida Atlantic

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Blue Raiders77714742
Owls071414035

At BYU

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Blue Raiders1000010
Cougars71614037

East Carolina

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Pirates773724
Blue Raiders1007017

At North Texas

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Blue Raiders07007
Mean Green71701034

Marshall

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Thundering Herd714141449
Blue Raiders147171351

At UAB

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Blue Raiders0071724
Blazers7031121

FIU

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Panthers00000
Blue Raiders141024048

At Southern Miss

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Blue Raiders72101442
Golden Eagles707721

UTEP

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Miners0710017
Blue Raiders171714048
1234Total
Blue Raiders33006
Midshipmen7301424

After the season

NFL draft

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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
5172 Jimmy Staten Defensive tackle Seattle Seahawks

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References

  1. "2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  2. "2014 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.