Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
6:00 p.m. |
Florida International |
|
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
ESPN+ |
W 7-6 |
20,058 |
September 9 |
5:00 p.m. |
at Maryland* |
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland |
|
L 10-24 |
47,704 |
September 14 |
6:00 p.m. |
Tennessee Tech* |
|
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
ESPNU |
W 44-0 |
20,806 |
September 23 |
6:00 p.m. |
at No. 16 Oklahoma* |
|
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma |
|
L 0-59 |
84,326 |
September 30 |
6:00 p.m. |
at North Texas |
|
Fouts Field • Denton, Texas |
ESPN+ |
W 35-0 |
16,986 |
October 6 |
7:00 p.m |
No. 8 Louisville* |
|
LP Field • Nashville, Tennessee |
ESPN2 |
L 17-44 |
32,797 |
October 21 |
6:00 p.m. |
at UL-Monroe |
|
Malone Stadium • Monroe, Louisiana |
|
W 35-21 |
11,717 |
October 28 |
4:00 p.m. |
at UL-Lafayette |
|
Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana |
|
W 34-20 |
22,093 |
November 4 |
2:30 p.m. |
Florida Atlantic |
|
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
CSS |
W 35-14 |
18,712 |
November 11 |
4:00 p.m. |
at Arkansas State |
|
Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas |
|
W 38-10 |
10,176 |
November 18 |
11:30 a.m. |
at South Carolina* |
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina |
PPV |
L 7-52 |
70,442 |
November 25 |
2:30 p.m. |
Troy |
|
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Battle for the Palladium) |
CSS |
L 20-21 |
17,812 |
December 26 |
6:30 p.m. |
vs. Central Michigan* |
|
Ford Field • Detroit (Motor City Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 14-31 |
54,113 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Starting lineup
Offense
Position |
Number |
Name |
Class |
QB |
#17 |
Clint Marks |
r-Sr. |
TB |
#20 |
Eugene Gross |
r-Sr. |
FB |
#38 |
Hunter Birtsch |
r-Jr. |
TE |
#80 |
Clinton Corder |
r-Jr. |
TE |
#85 |
Stephen Chicola |
Jr. |
WR |
#87 |
Bobby Williams |
So. |
WR |
#13 |
Taron Henry |
r-Jr. |
WR |
#83 |
Jonathan Grigsby |
r-Jr. |
LT |
#54 |
Franklin Dunbar |
r-So. |
LG |
#79 |
Brandon Nix |
Jr. |
C |
#50 |
Paul Cantrell |
r-Sr. |
RG |
#77 |
David Price |
r-So. |
RT |
#73 |
Germayle Franklin |
r-Sr. |
Defense
Position |
Number |
Name |
Class |
LE |
#13 |
Tavares Jones |
Jr. |
LT |
#97 |
Trevor Jenkins |
So. |
RT |
#56 |
Wes Hofacker |
r-So. |
RE |
#45 |
Sean Mosley |
r-Jr. |
SLB |
#39 |
Marcus Brandon |
r-Sr. |
MLB |
#1 |
Justin Rainey |
r-Sr. |
WLB |
#25 |
J.K. Sabb |
Sr. |
LCB |
#24 |
Bradley Robinson |
r-Jr. |
RCB |
#27 |
Regie Doucet |
Sr. |
FS |
#5 |
Damon Nickson |
Jr. |
SS |
#8 |
Kent Wilson |
So. |
Special teams
Position |
Number |
Name |
Class |
K |
#46 |
Colby Smith |
r-Sr. |
KR |
#22 |
DeMarco McNair |
r-Jr. |
KR |
#2 |
Desmond Gee |
Fr. |
P |
#46 |
Colby Smith |
r-Sr. |
PR |
#24 |
Bradley Robinson |
r-Jr. |
* Note: r before the class year means that the player has used a redshirt year.
Game summaries
FIU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
FIU |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Middle Tennessee |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Maryland
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
Maryland |
10 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
Tennessee Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tennessee Tech |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Middle Tennessee |
3 |
0 |
20 |
21 |
44 |
Oklahoma
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Oklahoma |
24 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
59 |
North Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
North Texas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Louisville
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Louisville |
10 |
13 |
7 |
14 |
44 |
Middle Tennessee |
10 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Louisiana–Monroe
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
0 |
LA-Monroe |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
0 |
LA-Lafayette |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Florida Atlantic
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
FAU |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Middle Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Arkansas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
0 |
A-State |
|
|
|
|
0 |
South Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
0 |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Troy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Troy |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Middle Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Motor City Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Central Michigan |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Middle Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
0 |
References
- 2006 Middle Tennessee Football Media Guide
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