2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Fedora (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMiles Aldridge (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Notre Dame  %   –     9 – 3  
UCF   –     7 – 4  
  –     6 – 5  
Connecticut   –     3 – 8  
Louisiana Tech   –     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette   –     1 – 10  
Louisiana–Monroe   –     1 – 10  
Navy   –     1 – 10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 21 Illinois
L 6–3535,032
September 9at No. 8 Florida
L 0–5584,311[2]
September 28Murray State
W 44–2812,037
September 23at Maryland
L 27–4531,126
October 7Louisiana Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 49–2111,302[3]
October 14Louisiana–Monroe
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–017,427[4]
October 21at UAB
CSSL 9–1413,000[5]
October 28at No. 20 Mississippi State
CSSL 35–6142,933[6]
November 4at Connecticut
W 66–1011,115
November 11South Florida
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–912,147
November 18Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 41–38 2OT7,913
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7]

References

  1. ^ Howell, James. "Middle Tennessee State Historical Scores". jhowell.net. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Florida dominates Blue Raiders". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MTSU makes history". The Daily News-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Goalposts fall again as Blue Raiders romp". The Tennessean. October 15, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blazers shut down Raiders". The Tennessean. October 22, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miss. State races past MTSU". The Tennessean. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2000 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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