2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Camellia Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
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  
Middle Tennessee   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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Vanderbilt*
CBSSNL 6–2826,717
September 92:30 p.m.at Syracuse*
ACCN ExtraW 30–2329,731
September 162:30 p.m.at Minnesota*
BTNL 3–3443,727
September 236:00 p.m.Bowling Green*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3W 24–1316,523
September 306:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
StadiumL 20–3812,913
October 72:00 p.m.FIUdagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3W 37–1715,527
October 145:30 p.m.at UAB
beINL 23–2525,309
October 206:00 p.m.Marshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN2L 10–3813,412
November 46:30 p.m.UTEP
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
beINW 30–311,411
November 111:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN3W 35–2110,937
November 177:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
CBSSNL 38–41 3OT12,612
November 252:00 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3W 41–1010,128
December 167:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas State*
ESPNW 35–3020,612

[2]

Game summaries

Vanderbilt

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

See also: 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

At Syracuse

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

See also: 2017 Syracuse Orange football team

At Minnesota

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

See also: 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Bowling Green

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

See also: 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team

At Florida Atlantic

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

See also: 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

FIU

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

See also: 2017 FIU Panthers football team

At UAB

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

See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team

Marshall

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

See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

UTEP

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

See also: 2017 UTEP Miners football team

At Charlotte

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

See also: 2017 Charlotte 49ers football team

At WKU

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Blue Raiders 0 3 0 21770 38
Hilltoppers 7 0 3 14773 41

See also: 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 100 Miles of Hate

Old Dominion

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

See also: 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

vs Arkansas State–Camellia Bowl

See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2017 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

Main article: 2018 NFL Draft

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

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

References

  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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