2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Bahamas Bowl vs Western Michigan, 31–45
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2015 record	7–6 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Buster Faulkner
Co-defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Ellis
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)

2015 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#24 WKU x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2		7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2		10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5		5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5		5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5		3	–	9
Charlotte		0	–	8		2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1		9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2		9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5		3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5		5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5		5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7		1	–	11

Championship: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 8:39, January 12, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represent Middle Tennessee State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They are led by tenth year head coach Rick Stockstill and play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Blue Raiders will host CUSA foes Charlotte, Florida International (FIU), Marshall, and North Texas, and will travel to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU).^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	Jackson State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	GBR	W 70–14	15,908
September 12	3:00 PM	at #2 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 10–37	98,568
September 19	6:00 PM	Charlotte	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	GBR	W 73–14	16,030
September 26	3:00 PM	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPNews	L 25–27	44,366
October 3	6:00 PM	Vanderbilt*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN	L 13–17	25,411
October 10	11:00 AM	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	FSN	L 28–58	16,993
October 17	11:00 AM	FIU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	FSN	W 42–34	13,227
October 24	2:30 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FSN	L 16–45	15,024
November 7	2:30 PM	Marshall	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	FSN	W 27–24 ^3OT	18,760
November 14	11:00 AM	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ASN	W 24–17	13,233
November 21	11:00 AM	North Texas	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ASN	W 41–7	13,922
November 28	1:30 PM	at UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	FCS	W 42–7	19,504
December 24	11:00 AM	vs. Western Michigan*	Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–45	13,123
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Schedule source:^[2]

Game notes

Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	14	0	0	14
Blue Raiders	14	28	14	14	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1990	MTSU, 28–7

at Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	3	0	7	10
#2 Crimson Tide	7	16	14	0	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2005	BAMA, 26–7

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	7	0	0	14
Blue Raiders	42	7	17	7	73

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	3	9	0	13	25
Fighting Illini	7	10	7	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2000	ILL, 35–6

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	3	0	0	14	17
Blue Raiders	3	3	0	7	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–12	2005	MTSU, 17–15

at WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	7	7	28
Hilltoppers	28	24	3	3	58

Further information: 100 Miles of Hate

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–29–1	2014	MTSU, 50–47 ^3OT

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	9	7	3	15	34
Blue Raiders	7	21	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2014	FIU, 38–28

at Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	3	0	6	16
Bulldogs	14	21	0	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2000	MTSU, 49–21

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	10	7	0	0	24
Blue Raiders	0	7	10	0	7	0	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2014	MARSH, 49–24

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders					0
Owls					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–3	2014	MTSU, 35–34

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green					0
Blue Raiders					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–8	2013	UNT, 34–7

at Texas–San Antonio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders					0
Roadrunners					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

↑ "Raiders Announce 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
↑ "2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

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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