2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy, L 6–24
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2013 record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Buster Faulkner
Co-defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Ellis
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,788)

2013 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Marshall x		7	–	1		10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2		10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2		8	–	5
Florida Atlantic		4	–	4		6	–	6
UAB		1	–	7		2	–	10
Southern Miss		1	–	7		1	–	11
FIU		1	–	7		1	–	11
West Division
Rice x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
UTSA		6	–	2		7	–	5
North Texas		6	–	2		9	–	4
Tulane		5	–	3		7	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6		3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eight year head coach Rick Stockstill and played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium. They were first year members of Conference USA (C-USA) in the East Division. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Navy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 PM	Western Carolina*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		W 45–24	20,011
September 7	11:30 AM	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 20–40	48,000
September 14	6:00 PM	Memphis*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	CSS	W 17–15	23,992
September 21	11:00 AM	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	CSS	W 42–35 ^OT	13,911
September 27	8:00 PM	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPNU	L 10–37	58,763
October 5	2:30 PM	East Carolina	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	FSN	L 17–24	23,108
October 12	6:00 PM	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX		L 7–34	21,171
October 24	6:30 PM	Marshall	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	FS1	W 51–49	19,898
November 2	12:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	FSN	W 24–21	20,483
November 9	3:00 PM	FIU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	FCS	W 48–0	16,717
November 23	2:30 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	W 42–21	22,134
November 30	2:45 PM	UTEP	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	WUXP	W 48–17	11,560
December 30	10:45 AM	vs. Navy*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–24	39,246
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summeries

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	0	18	0	6	24
Blue Raiders	21	10	7	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	1981	MTSU, 23–10

at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	0	7	13	20
Tar Heels	13	10	3	14	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	6	3	6	15
Blue Raiders	7	7	0	3	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–8–1	2012	MTSU, 48–30

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	7	14	7	42
Owls	0	7	14	14	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	2012	MTSU, 31–17

at BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	10	0	0	0	10
Cougars	7	16	14	0	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

East Carolina

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

at North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	7	0	0	7
Mean Green	7	17	0	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–7	2012	MTSU, 38–21

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	14	14	14	49
Blue Raiders	14	7	17	13	51

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1994	MARSH, 49–14

at UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	0	7	17	24
Blazers	7	0	3	11	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2000	UAB, 14–9

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Raiders	14	10	24	0	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2012	MTSU, 34–30

at Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	21	0	14	42
Golden Eagles	7	0	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	MTSU, 42–32

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	7	10	0	17
Blue Raiders	17	17	14	0	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Navy–Armed Forces Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	3	3	0	0	6
Midshipmen	7	3	0	14	24

References

↑ "2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate

Culture & lore	Lightning "MTSU Fight Songs" Band of Blue

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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