2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (4th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "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
UAB xy   6 2     9 5  
Louisiana Tech x   6 2     10 3  
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.

Preseason[edit]

CUSA media poll[edit]

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[edit]

To be released

Schedule[edit]

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*BTNL 21–40110,811
September 76:00 p.m.Tennessee State*ESPN3W 45–2620,912
September 146:00 p.m.Duke*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
Stadium FacebookL 18–4119,852
September 2811:00 a.m.at No. 14 Iowa*ESPN2L 3–4863,706
October 52:30 p.m.Marshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
CBSSN FacebookW 24–1315,023
October 123:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticESPN+L 13–2812,107
October 193:00 p.m.at North TexasStadiumL 30–3316,094
October 262:30 p.m.FIUdagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
NFLNW 50–179,512
November 22:30 p.m.at CharlotteESPN3L 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 KentuckyESPN+L 26–317,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Game summaries[edit]

At Michigan[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
No. 7 Wolverines 10 17 6 7 40

Tennessee State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 6 0 13 7 26
Blue Raiders 0 10 14 21 45

Duke[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 17 10 0 41
Blue Raiders 3 0 8 7 18

At Iowa[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 3 0 3
No. 14 Hawkeyes 17 7 10 14 48

Marshall[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 6 0 0 13
Blue Raiders 10 7 0 7 24

At Florida Atlantic[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 6 7 0 0 13
Owls 2 10 10 6 28

At North Texas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 13 0 14 30
Mean Green 7 10 3 13 33

FIU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 10 0 0 17
Blue Raiders 14 0 23 13 50

At Charlotte[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 0 6 7 20
49ers 14 10 10 0 34

Rice[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 21 0 0 31
Blue Raiders 0 14 7 7 28

Old Dominion[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 3 7 0 17
Blue Raiders 14 14 7 3 38

At Western Kentucky[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 10 0 13 26
Hilltoppers 3 7 7 14 31

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  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.