2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Bahamas Bowl, L 31–45 vs. Western Michigan
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	7–6 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Buster Faulkner (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Steve Ellis (5th season) Tyrone Nix (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ←  2014 2016  →

2015 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					3	–	9
Charlotte*		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 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 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they lost to Western Michigan. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season. ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	Jackson State *	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	GBR	W 70–14	15,908
September 12	3:00 pm	at No. 2 Alabama *	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 10–37	98,568
September 19	6:00 pm	Charlotte	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	GBR	W 73–14	16,030
September 26	3:00 pm	at Illinois *	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPNews	L 25–27	44,366
October 3	6:00 pm	Vanderbilt *	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN	L 13–17	25,411
October 10	11:00 am	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	FSN	L 28–58	16,993
October 17	11:00 am	FIU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	FSN	W 42–34	13,227
October 24	2:30 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FSN	L 16–45	15,024
November 7	2:30 pm	Marshall	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	FSN	W 27–24 3OT	18,760
November 14	11:00 am	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ASN	W 24–17	13,233
November 21	11:00 am	North Texas	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ASN	W 41–7	13,922
November 28	1:30 pm	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	FCS	W 42–7	19,504
December 24	11:00 am	vs. Western Michigan *	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–45	13,123
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	14	0	0	14
Blue Raiders	14	28	14	14	70

At Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	3	0	7	10
#2 Crimson Tide	7	16	14	0	37

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	7	0	0	14
Blue Raiders	42	7	17	7	73

At Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	3	9	0	13	25
Fighting Illini	7	10	7	3	27

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	3	0	0	14	17
Blue Raiders	3	3	0	7	13

At WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	7	7	28
Hilltoppers	28	24	3	3	58

Further information: 100 Miles of Hate

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	9	7	3	15	34
Blue Raiders	7	21	7	7	42

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	3	0	6	16
Bulldogs	14	21	0	10	45

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	10	7	0	0	24
Blue Raiders	0	7	10	0	7	0	3	27

At Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	10	7	7	0	24
Owls	7	7	3	0	17

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	7	0	0	7
Blue Raiders	14	17	10	0	41

At UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	14	14	7	42
Roadrunners	0	0	0	7	7

vs Western Michigan–Bahamas Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	17	0	7	7	31
Broncos	17	0	7	21	45

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2016 NFL draft following the season. ^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	64	Kevin Byard	Defensive back	Tennessee Titans

References

1. "Raiders Announce 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
2. "2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
3. "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.