2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2002 record 4–8 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach Andy McCollum
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(Capacity: 30,788)
2002 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Texas $  6 –0     8 –5  
New Mexico State  5 –1     7 –5  
Arkansas State  3 –3     6 –7  
Middle Tennessee  2 –4     4 –8  
Louisiana–Lafayette  2 –4     3 –9  
Louisiana–Monroe  2 –4     3 –9  
Idaho  1 –5     2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Over the course of the season, the Blue Raiders were outscored by their opponents by a total of 297–332.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 11:30 AM at Alabama* Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 34–39   80,091
September 7 6:00 PM at No. 4 Tennessee* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee L 3–26   107,672
September 21 12:30 PM at Kentucky* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky L 22–44   60,584
September 28 7:00 PM Southeast Missouri State* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee L 14–24   27,519
October 5 4:00 PM at Arkansas State Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas L 7–13   16,191
October 12 6:00 PM at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee W 21–20   28,660
October 19 11:00 AM Louisiana–Lafayette Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee W 48–35   9,726
October 26 2:00 PM at Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho L 18–21   12,434
November 2 6:00 PM at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico L 21–24   19,562
November 16 2:30 PM Louisiana–Monroe Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee W 44–28   8,326
November 23 2:30 PM North Texas Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee L 20–30   6,827
November 30 2:00 PM Utah State Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee W 45–28   3,418
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Sources[2][3]

Game summaries

at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 11 3 20 34
Crimson Tide 22 0 7 10 39
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at No. 4 Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 3 3
No. 4 Volunteers 14 3 0 9 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 16 6 0 22
Wildcats 17 7 13 7 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 3 0 14 24
Blue Raiders 7 0 7 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–9 1998 W, 21–19

at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 0 0 7
Indians 6 7 0 0 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2001 W, 54–6

at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
Commodores 3 0 7 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–12 2001 W, 37–28

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 2 13 7 13 35
Blue Raiders 14 3 21 10 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2001 W, 26–9

at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 10 0 8 18
Vandals 7 0 14 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2001 W, 70–58

at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 14 7 21
Aggies 0 10 0 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2001 W, 39–35

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Indians 0 14 7 7 28
Blue Raiders 24 7 10 3 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2001 W, 38–20

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 6 9 8 7 30
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 6 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2001 L, 21–24

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 14 0 14 28
Blue Raiders 14 3 14 14 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ↑ Howell, James. "Middle Tennessee State Historical Scores". jhowell.net. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Schedule - 2002". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2002 Football Schedule". goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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