2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Middle Tennessee MT Logomark.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin (4th season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer (3rd season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 1   11 3  
Marshall  6 2   8 5  
Western Kentucky  6 2   9 4  
Charlotte  5 3   7 6  
Middle Tennessee  3 5   4 8  
FIU  3 5   6 7  
Old Dominion  0 8   1 11  
West Division
Louisiana Tech x  6 2   10 3  
UAB xy  6 2   9 5  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 6  
North Texas  3 5   4 8  
UTSA  3 5   4 8  
Rice  3 5   3 9  
UTEP  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2019 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 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Contents

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division. [1]

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. [2] The 2019 schedule consisted of six home and six away games.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.at No. 7 Michigan * BTN L 21–40110,811
September 76:00 p.m. Tennessee State * ESPN3 W 45–2620,912
September 146:00 p.m. Duke *
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
Stadium Facebook L 18–4119,852
September 2811:00 a.m.at No. 14 Iowa * ESPN2 L 3–4863,706
October 52:30 p.m. Marshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
CBSSN Facebook W 24–1315,023
October 123:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic ESPN+L 13–2812,107
October 193:00 p.m.at North Texas StadiumL 30–3316,094
October 262:30 p.m. FIU Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
NFLN W 50–179,512
November 22:30 p.m.at Charlotte ESPN3L 20–3413,879
November 163:30 p.m. Rice
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+L 28–3110,411
November 233:30 p.m. Old Dominion
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3W 38–179,806
November 301:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky ESPN+L 26–317,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Game summaries

At Michigan

1234Total
Blue Raiders770721
No. 7 Wolverines10176740

Tennessee State

1234Total
Tigers6013726
Blue Raiders010142145

Duke

1234Total
Blue Devils141710041
Blue Raiders308718

At Iowa

1234Total
Blue Raiders00303
No. 14 Hawkeyes177101448

Marshall

1234Total
Thundering Herd760013
Blue Raiders1070724

At Florida Atlantic

1234Total
Blue Raiders670013
Owls21010628

At North Texas

1234Total
Blue Raiders31301430
Mean Green71031333

FIU

1234Total
Panthers7100017
Blue Raiders140231350

At Charlotte

1234Total
Blue Raiders706720
49ers141010034

Rice

1234Total
Owls10210031
Blue Raiders0147728

Old Dominion

1234Total
Monarchs737017
Blue Raiders14147338

At Western Kentucky

1234Total
Blue Raiders31001326
Hilltoppers3771431

References

  1. "FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.
  2. "Several first-time foes on football schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. "2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 28, 2019.