2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2005 record 4–7 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach Andy McCollum (7th season)
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(Capacity: 30,788)
2005 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Arkansas State +  5 –2     6 –6  
Louisiana–Lafayette +  5 –2     6 –5  
Louisiana–Monroe +  5 –2     5 –6  
FIU  3 –4     5 –6  
Middle Tennessee  3 –4     4 –7  
Troy  3 –4     4 –7  
Florida Atlantic  2 –5     2 –9  
North Texas  2 –5     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Coming off a 5–6 season the year prior, the Blue Raiders finished with a 4–7 record and a 3–4 record in the Sun Belt Conference to tie for fourth in the conference standings. Following the season, fellow fourth-place FIU was sanctioned by the NCAA and forced to vacate their wins. Additionally, first-place Arkansas State was found guilty of NCAA violations and self-imposed punishments including the vacating of four of their six wins that season. Head coach Andy McCollum, as well as the offensive and defensive coordinators for the Blue Raiders, were fired following the conclusion of the 2005 season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 3 6:00 p.m. at Alabama* Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 6-27  
September 10 6:00 p.m. North Texas Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee L 7-14  
September 17 4:00 p.m. Akron* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee L 7-17  
October 1 6:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee W 17-15  
October 15 3:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida W 35-14  
October 22 4:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee L 10-13  
November 5 4:00 p.m. Arkansas State Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee W 45-7  
November 12 2:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee L 31-34  
November 19 12:00 p.m. at North Carolina State* Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina L 3-24  
November 26 6:00 p.m. at Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama W 17-7  
December 3 6:00 p.m. at Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, Florida  L 31-35 (vacated)  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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