2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference	Conference USA East Division
2014 record	6–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Buster Faulkner
Co-defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Ellis
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,788)

2014 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#23 Marshall x$		7	–	1		13	–	1
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3		6	–	6
WKU		4	–	4		8	–	5
UAB		4	–	4		6	–	6
Old Dominion*		4	–	4		6	–	6
FIU		3	–	5		4	–	8
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6		3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech x		7	–	1		9	–	5
Rice		5	–	3		8	–	5
UTEP		5	–	3		7	–	6
UTSA		3	–	5		4	–	8
North Texas		2	–	6		4	–	8
Southern Miss		1	–	7		3	–	9

Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Ineligible for post season bowl due to transition from FCS. As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by ninth year head coach Rick Stockstill and played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium. They were second year members of Conference USA (C-USA) in the East Division. They finished the season 6–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the East Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		W 61–7	15,605
September 6	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 24–35	47,223
September 13	6:00 p.m.	WKU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	WUXP	W 50–47 ^3OT	24,911
September 20	6:00 PM	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 17–36	46,378
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	FS1	W 41–28	20,118
October 4	11:00 a.m.	Southern Miss	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ASN	W 37–31	14,022
October 11	11:00 a.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	FSN	L 24–49	30,210
October 18	2:30 p.m.	UAB	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	FCS	W 34–22	18,717
November 1	2:30 p.m.	BYU*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN	L 7–27	18,952
November 15	2:30 p.m.	at FIU	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	ASN	L 28–38	12,917
November 22	6:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ASN	W 35–34	12,243
November 29	6:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl stadium • El Paso, TX	ASN	L 21–24	27,455
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game notes

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7
Blue Raiders	20	14	20	7	61

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1983	Middle Tennessee, 51–0

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	0	17	7	24
Golden Gophers	7	21	7	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2010	Minnesota, 24–17

WKU

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Hilltoppers	3	21	0	10	7	3	3	47
Blue Raiders	14	10	0	10	7	3	6	50

Further information: 100 Miles of Hate

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–29–1	2012	Middle Tennessee, 34–29

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	0	3	7	17
Tigers	9	10	3	14	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–8–1	2013	Middle Tennessee, 17–15

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	24	7	10	41
Monarchs	0	7	14	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	9	0	19	31
Blue Raiders	10	14	0	13	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	Middle Tennessee, 42–21

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	10	0	7	24
Thundering Herd	14	14	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2013	Middle Tennessee, 51–49

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	6	9	7	0	22
Blue Raiders	14	7	0	13	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2013	Middle Tennessee, 24–21

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	14	6	27
Blue Raiders	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	BYU, 37–10

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	14	7	7	0	28
Panthers	3	14	21	0	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2013	Middle Tennessee, 48–0

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	17	0	10	7	34
Blue Raiders	7	7	7	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–3	2013	Middle Tennessee, 42–35

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	0	7	21
Miners	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	Middle Tennessee, 48–17

References

↑ "2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

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

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