2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (4th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Marshall   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Charlotte   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
FIU   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Old Dominion   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UAB xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTSA   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2019 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 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[1]

East Division
Predicted finish Team
1 Marshall
2 FIU
3 Florida Atlantic
4 Middle Tennessee
5 Western Kentucky
6 Old Dominion
7 Charlotte

Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[2] The 2019 schedule consisted of six home and six away games.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.at No. 7 Michigan*
BTNL 21–40110,811
September 76:00 p.m.Tennessee State*
ESPN3W 45–2620,912
September 146:00 p.m.Duke*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
Stadium FacebookL 18–4119,852
September 2811:00 a.m.at No. 14 Iowa*
ESPN2L 3–4863,706
October 52:30 p.m.Marshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
CBSSN FacebookW 24–1315,023
October 123:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
ESPN+L 13–2812,107
October 193:00 p.m.at North Texas
StadiumL 30–3316,094
October 262:30 p.m.FIUdagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
NFLNW 50–179,512
November 22:30 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN3L 20–3413,879
November 163:30 p.m.Rice
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+L 28–3110,411
November 233:30 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3W 38–179,806
November 301:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
ESPN+L 26–317,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Game summaries

At Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
No. 7 Wolverines 10 17 6 7 40

See also: 2019 Michigan Wolverines football team

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 6 0 13 7 26
Blue Raiders 0 10 14 21 45

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 17 10 0 41
Blue Raiders 3 0 8 7 18

See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

At Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 3 0 3
No. 14 Hawkeyes 17 7 10 14 48

See also: 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 6 0 0 13
Blue Raiders 10 7 0 7 24

See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

At Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 6 7 0 0 13
Owls 2 10 10 6 28

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 13 0 14 30
Mean Green 7 10 3 13 33

See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 10 0 0 17
Blue Raiders 14 0 23 13 50

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

At Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 0 6 7 20
49ers 14 10 10 0 34

See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 21 0 0 31
Blue Raiders 0 14 7 7 28

See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 3 7 0 17
Blue Raiders 14 14 7 3 38

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

At Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 10 0 13 26
Hilltoppers 3 7 7 14 31

See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

References

  1. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  2. ^ "Several first-time foes on football schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 28, 2019.


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