2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Conference USA
Division 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 represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by tenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill and played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. They finished the season 7–6, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl where they lost to Western Michigan.

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 No. 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*dagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #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 4OT2OT3OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 10700 24
Blue Raiders 0 7 10 0703 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2014 MARSH, 49–24

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 7 0 24
Owls 7 7 3 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2014 MTSU, 35–34

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Raiders 14 17 10 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–8 2013 UNT, 34–7

at UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 14 14 7 42
Roadrunners 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

vs Western Michigan–Bahamas Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 17 0 7 7 31
Broncos 17 0 7 21 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

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