2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuster Faulkner (4th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Ellis (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky 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: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of January 12, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 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 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they lost to Western Michigan. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmJackson State*
GBRW 70–1415,908
September 123:00 pmat No. 2 Alabama*
SECNL 10–3798,568
September 196:00 pmCharlotte
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
GBRW 73–1416,030
September 263:00 pmat Illinois*
ESPNewsL 25–2744,366
October 36:00 pmVanderbilt*dagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
CBSSNL 13–1725,411
October 1011:00 amat Western Kentucky
FSNL 28–5816,993
October 1711:00 amFIU
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
FSNW 42–3413,227
October 242:30 pmat Louisiana Tech
FSNL 16–4515,024
November 72:30 pmMarshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
FSNW 27–24 3OT18,760
November 1411:00 amat Florida Atlantic
ASNW 24–1713,233
November 2111:00 amNorth Texas
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ASNW 41–713,922
November 281:30 pmat UTSA
FCSW 42–719,504
December 2411:00 amvs. Western Michigan*
ESPNL 31–4513,123
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 14 0 0 14
Blue Raiders 14 28 14 14 70

At Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 3 0 7 10
#2 Crimson Tide 7 16 14 0 37

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 7 7 0 0 14
Blue Raiders 42 7 17 7 73

At Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 9 0 13 25
Fighting Illini 7 10 7 3 27

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 3 0 0 14 17
Blue Raiders 3 3 0 7 13

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

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 9 7 3 15 34
Blue Raiders 7 21 7 7 42

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 3 0 6 16
Bulldogs 14 21 0 10 45

Marshall

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 10700 24
Blue Raiders 0 7 10 0703 27

At Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 7 0 24
Owls 7 7 3 0 17

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Raiders 14 17 10 0 41

At UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 14 14 7 42
Roadrunners 0 0 0 7 7

vs Western Michigan–Bahamas Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 17 0 7 7 31
Broncos 17 0 7 21 45

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 2016 NFL Draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
3 64 Kevin Byard Defensive back Tennessee Titans

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.
  3. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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