2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Hawaii Bowl, L 35–52 vs. Hawaii
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
  5 – 3     8 – 5  
FIU   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Charlotte   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Marshall   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they lost to Hawaii.. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmAlabama A&M*
CUSA.tvW 55–019,967
September 103:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
SECN AltL 24–4729,627
September 1711:00 amat Bowling Green*
ESPN3W 41–2116,384
September 246:00 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ASNW 38–3420,105
October 16:00 pmat North Texas
CIW 30–1319,823
October 151:30 pmWKU
ESPN3L 43–44 2OT22,411
October 223:00 pmat Missouri*
SECNW 51–4552,351
October 296:00 pmat FIU
ESPN3W 42–3514,413
November 51:30 pmUTSA
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3L 25–4513,505
November 126:00 pmat Marshall
ASNL 17–4220,841
November 191:00 pmat Charlotte
ESPN3W 38–3113,433
November 264:30 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
beINW 77–5610,227
December 247:00 pmat Hawaii*
ESPNL 35–5223,175

[2]

Game summaries

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Raiders 28 17 0 10 55

At Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 7 0 24
Commodores 5 28 0 14 47

At Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 14 7 6 41
Falcons 14 7 0 0 21

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 7 7 34
Blue Raiders 7 0 10 21 38

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 13 7 10 30
Mean Green 7 0 0 6 13

WKU

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Hilltoppers 3 17 7 377 44
Blue Raiders 3 17 0 1076 43
Further information: 100 Miles of Hate

At Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 13 21 7 10 51
Tigers 14 14 7 10 45

At FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 21 7 0 14 42
Panthers 14 7 0 14 35

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 14 14 14 3 45
Blue Raiders 7 3 7 8 25

At Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 0 0 17
Thundering Herd 7 7 7 21 42

At Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 10 7 7 38
49ers 0 6 10 15 31

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 14 21 56
Blue Raiders 21 21 7 28 77

vs Hawaii–Hawaii Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 7 7 7 35
Rainbow Warriors 14 21 10 7 52

References

  1. ^ "BLUE RAIDERS ANNOUNCE 2016 SCHEDULE" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
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