2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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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
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
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  
Middle Tennessee   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[edit]

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 TexasCIW 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 FIUESPN3W 42–3514,413
November 51:30 pmUTSA
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3L 25–4513,505
November 126:00 pmat MarshallASNL 17–4220,841
November 191:00 pmat CharlotteESPN3W 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[edit]

Alabama A&M[edit]

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

At Vanderbilt[edit]

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

At Bowling Green[edit]

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

Louisiana Tech[edit]

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

At North Texas[edit]

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

WKU[edit]

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Hilltoppers 3 17 7 377 44
Blue Raiders 3 17 0 1076 43

At Missouri[edit]

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

At FIU[edit]

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

UTSA[edit]

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

At Marshall[edit]

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

At Charlotte[edit]

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

Florida Atlantic[edit]

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

vs Hawaii–Hawaii Bowl[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.