2004 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2004 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Andy McCollum, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth in the Sun Belt. Middle Tennessee played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

2004 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBlake Anderson (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDarin Hinshaw (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Criner (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Texas $   7 0     7 5  
Troy State   4 2     7 5  
New Mexico State   3 2     5 6  
Middle Tennessee   4 4     5 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 3     5 6  
Arkansas State   3 4     3 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   2 5     4 7  
Utah State   2 5     3 8  
Idaho   2 5     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 115:00 p.m.at Akron*W 31–2417,263
September 182:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic*L 20–2713,348[1]
September 25at Louisiana–LafayetteL 17–2425,083
October 2at North TexasL 21–3015,913
October 93:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–1713,250
October 166:00 p.m.at No. 22 Florida*L 16–5290,018
October 232:00 pm.Idaho
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–1416,918
October 30Utah State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–014,208
November 67:05 p.m.at New Mexico StateL 10–4418,485
November 13Louisiana–Monroe
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 37–249,214
November 20at Troy StateESPN+L 17–3718,871
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References edit

  1. ^ Organ, Mike (September 19, 2004). "First home game a bust for MTSU". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. C7. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF).