2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 35–30 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Scott Shafer (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

2017 Conference USA football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$	8	–	0	11	–	3
FIU	5	–	3	8	–	5
Marshall	4	–	4	8	–	5
Western Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	7
	4	–	4	7	–	6
Old Dominion	3	–	5	5	–	7
Charlotte	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
North Texas x	7	–	1	9	–	5
UAB	6	–	2	8	–	5
Southern Miss	6	–	2	8	–	5
Louisiana Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
UTSA	3	–	5	6	–	5
Rice	1	–	7	1	–	11
UTEP	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 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 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Camellia Bowl, where they defeated Arkansas State. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN	L 6–28	26,717
September 9	2:30 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN Extra	W 30–23	29,731
September 16	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 3–34	43,727
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 24–13	16,523
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	Stadium	L 20–38	12,913
October 7	2:00 p.m.	FIU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 37–17	15,527
October 14	5:30 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	beIN	L 23–25	25,309
October 20	6:00 p.m.	Marshall	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN2	L 10–38	13,412
November 4	6:30 p.m.	UTEP	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	beIN	W 30–3	11,411
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN3	W 35–21	10,937
November 17	7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	CBSSN	L 38–41 ^3OT	12,612
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 41–10	10,128
December 16	7:00 p.m.	vs. Arkansas State*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–30	20,612
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	14	7	7	0	28
Blue Raiders	0	0	0	6	6

At Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	2	7	7	14	30
Orange	3	10	3	7	23

At Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	3	0	0	3
Golden Gophers	3	17	7	7	34

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	3	0	13
Blue Raiders	7	14	0	3	24

At Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	6	0	7	7	20
Owls	14	10	0	14	38

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	7	7	17
Blue Raiders	3	14	10	10	37

At UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	10	10	3	0	23
Blazers	9	13	0	3	25

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	24	0	7	38
Blue Raiders	3	7	0	0	10

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	3	0	3
Blue Raiders	10	7	7	6	30

At Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	14	14	0	7	35
49ers	7	0	7	7	21

At WKU

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Blue Raiders	0	3	0	21	7	7	0	38
Hilltoppers	7	0	3	14	7	7	3	41

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	3	0	0	7	10
Blue Raiders	3	21	7	10	41

vs Arkansas State–Camellia Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	14	7	7	35
Red Wolves	3	7	7	13	30

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2018 NFL draft following the season.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	240	Richie James	Wide receiver	San Francisco 49ers

References

^ "Raiders to face four bowl teams" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ "2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[MTSU17-1] "Raiders to face four bowl teams" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

[2] "2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

[3] "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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