2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2018 record 3–3 (2–1 C-USA)
Head coach Rick Stockstill (13th season)
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer (2nd season)
Home stadium Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(Capacity: 31,000)
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
FIU  2 –0     4 –2  
Middle Tennessee  2 –1     3 –3  
Marshall  2 –1     4 –2  
Charlotte  2 –1     3 –3  
Florida Atlantic  1 –1     3 –3  
Western Kentucky  0 –2     1 –5  
Old Dominion  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
UAB  3 –0     5 –1  
Louisiana Tech  2 –1     4 –2  
North Texas  2 –1     6 –1  
UTSA  2 –1     3 –4  
Southern Miss  1 –1     2 –3  
UTEP  0 –2     0 –6  
Rice  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represents Middle Tennessee State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders play their home games at the Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They are led by 13th-year head coach Rick Stockstill.

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They received an invite to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award[1] Brent Stockstill QB SR
Davey O'Brien Award[2] Brent Stockstill QB SR
Doak Walker Award[3] Tavares Thomas RB SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4] Ty Lee WR JR
Butkus Award[5] Darius Harris LB SO
Ray Guy Award[6] Matt Bonadies P SR
Wuerffel Trophy[7] Brent Stockstill QB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[8] Brent Stockstill QB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[9] Tavares Thomas RB SR

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blue Raiders having four players selected.[10]

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.[11]

East Division
Predicted finish Team
1Florida Atlantic
2Marshall
3Middle Tennessee
4FIU
5Western Kentucky
6Old Dominion
7Charlotte

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
SECNL 7–3525,348
September 86:00 p.m.UT Martin*
ESPN+W 61–3716,227
September 1511:00 a.m.at No. 3 Georgia*
ESPNewsL 7–4992,746
September 296:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
StadiumW 25–2417,299
October 56:30 p.m.at Marshall
CBSSNW 34–2425,979
October 136:30 p.m.at FIU
beINL 21–24
October 202:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3
October 272:30 p.m.at Old Dominion
ESPN+
November 27:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
CBSSN
November 102:00 p.m.at UTEP
ESPN+
November 17at Kentucky*
November 242:00 p.m.UAB
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[12]

Game summaries

at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 0 0 0 7
Commodores 7 7 7 14 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–15 2017 VANDY, 28–6

UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 10 7 13 37
Blue Raiders 14 12 21 14 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–7–1 1999 MTSU, 70–14

at Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 0 0 7
No. 3 Bulldogs 14 28 7 0 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2003 UGA, 29–10

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 3 0 24
Blue Raiders 0 10 7 8 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–4 2017 FAU, 38–20

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 7 14 10 34
Thundering Herd 3 14 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2017 MARSH, 38–10

at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 14 7 0 21
Panthers 3 10 0 11 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–4 2017 MTSU, 37–17

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0
Blue Raiders 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2017 MTSU, 35–21

at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0
Monarchs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2017 MTSU, 41–10

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Blue Raiders 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–32–1 2017 WKU, 41–38

at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0
Miners 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 MTSU, 30–3

at Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0
Wildcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2008 UK, 20–14

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0
Blue Raiders 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2017 UAB, 25–23

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
  11. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  12. ↑ "2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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