American college football season
2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 4–8 (3–5 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Rick Stockstill (14th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Tony Franklin (4th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Scott Shafer (3rd season) |
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Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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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.
Preseason
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]
East Division |
Predicted finish | Team |
1 | Marshall |
2 | FIU |
3 | Florida Atlantic |
4 | Middle Tennessee |
5 | Western Kentucky |
6 | Old Dominion |
7 | Charlotte |
Preseason All-CUSA teams
To be released
Schedule
Middle Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[2] The 2019 schedule consisted of six home and six away games.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Michigan* | | BTN | L 21–40 | 110,811 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee State* | | ESPN3 | W 45–26 | 20,912 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Duke* | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| Stadium Facebook | L 18–41 | 19,852 |
September 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 14 Iowa* | | ESPN2 | L 3–48 | 63,706 |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Marshall | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| CBSSN Facebook | W 24–13 | 15,023 |
October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | | ESPN+ | L 13–28 | 12,107 |
October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Texas | | Stadium | L 30–33 | 16,094 |
October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | FIU | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| NFLN | W 50–17 | 9,512 |
November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | | ESPN3 | L 20–34 | 13,879 |
November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Rice | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 10,411 |
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| ESPN3 | W 38–17 | 9,806 |
November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | | ESPN+ | L 26–31 | 7,589 |
- *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
At Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 7 Wolverines | 10 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 40 |
Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
Duke
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
At Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No. 14 Hawkeyes | 17 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Owls | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
At North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
Mean Green | 7 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 50 |
At Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
49ers | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
At Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
Hilltoppers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
References
- ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
- ^ "Several first-time foes on football schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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