2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Middle Tennessee MT Logomark.svg
C-USA East Division champion
C-USA Championship Game, L 25–27 vs. UAB
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–6 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer (2nd season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Middle Tennessee x  7 –1   8 –6  
Marshall  6 –2   9 –4  
FIU  6 –2   9 –4  
Charlotte  4 –4   5 –7  
Florida Atlantic  3 –5   5 –7  
Old Dominion  2 –6   4 –8  
Western Kentucky  2 –6   3 –9  
West Division
UAB x$  7 –1   11 –3  
North Texas  5 –3   9 –4  
Louisiana Tech  5 –3   8 –5  
Southern Miss  5 –3   6 –5  
UTSA  2 –6   3 –9  
UTEP  1 –7   1 –11  
Rice  1 –7   2 –11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the C-USA's East Division title. Middle Tennessee represented the East Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game, falling to West Division champion, UAB. The Blue Raiders were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, where they lost to Appalachian State. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Maxwell Award [1] Brent Stockstill QBSR
Davey O'Brien Award [2] Brent StockstillQBSR
Doak Walker Award [3] Tavares ThomasRBSR
Fred Biletnikoff Award [4] Ty LeeWRJR
Butkus Award [5] Darius Harris LBSO
Ray Guy Award [6] Matt BonadiesPSR
Wuerffel Trophy [7] Brent StockstillQBSR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [8] Brent StockstillQBSR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [9] Tavares ThomasRBSR

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blue Raiders having four players selected. [10]

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in third place in the East Division. [11]

East Division
Predicted finishTeam
1Florida Atlantic
2Marshall
3Middle Tennessee
4FIU
5Western Kentucky
6Old Dominion
7Charlotte

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt *
 SECN L 7–3525,348
September 86:00 p.m. UT Martin *
 ESPN+ W 61–3716,227
September 1511:00 a.m.at No. 3 Georgia *
 ESPNews L 7–4992,746
September 296:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
 Stadium W 25–2417,299
October 56:30 p.m.at Marshall
CBSSN W 34–2425,979
October 136:30 p.m.at FIU
beIN L 21–2416,002
October 202:00 p.m. Charlotte
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
 ESPN3 W 21–1313,102
October 272:30 p.m.at Old Dominion
ESPN+W 51–1719,725
November 27:00 p.m. Western Kentucky
CBSSNW 29–1016,617
November 102:00 p.m.at UTEP
ESPN+W 48–329,690
November 1711:00 a.m.at No. 20 Kentucky *
 SECN L 23–3447,535
November 242:00 p.m. UAB
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3W 27–314,411
December 11:30 p.m.UAB
 CBSSN L 25–2715,806
December 158:00 p.m.vs. Appalachian State *
 ESPN L 13–4523,942
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[12]

Game summaries

At Vanderbilt

1234Total
Blue Raiders70007
Commodores7771435

UT Martin

1234Total
Skyhawks71071337
Blue Raiders1412211461

At Georgia

1234Total
Blue Raiders07007
No. 3 Bulldogs14287049

Florida Atlantic

1234Total
Owls1473024
Blue Raiders0107825

At Marshall

1234Total
Blue Raiders37141034
Thundering Herd3140724

At FIU

1234Total
Blue Raiders0147021
Panthers31001124

Charlotte

1234Total
49ers600713
Blue Raiders0140721

At Old Dominion

1234Total
Blue Raiders171414651
Monarchs737017

Western Kentucky

1234Total
Hilltoppers307010
Blue Raiders10103629

At UTEP

1234Total
Blue Raiders141371448
Miners01002232

At Kentucky

1234Total
Blue Raiders0106723
No. 20 Wildcats1777334

UAB

1234Total
Blazers30003
Blue Raiders0137727

UAB (C-USA Championship game)

1234Total
Blazers3210327
Blue Raiders1336325

Vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl)

1234Total
Mountaineers02414745
Blue Raiders337013

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