2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Hawaii Bowl, L 35–52 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

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.

2016 Conference USA football standings
v t e
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

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CUSA.tv	W 55–0	19,967
September 10	3:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN Alt	L 24–47	29,627
September 17	11:00 am	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 41–21	16,384
September 24	6:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ASN	W 38–34	20,105
October 1	6:00 pm	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CI	W 30–13	19,823
October 15	1:30 pm	WKU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	ESPN3	L 43–44 ^2OT	22,411
October 22	3:00 pm	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 51–45	52,351
October 29	6:00 pm	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 42–35	14,413
November 5	1:30 pm	UTSA	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 25–45	13,505
November 12	6:00 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ASN	L 17–42	20,841
November 19	1:00 pm	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN3	W 38–31	13,433
November 26	4:30 pm	Florida Atlantic	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	beIN	W 77–56	10,227
December 24	7:00 pm	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 35–52	23,175
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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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	4	OT	2OT	Total
Hilltoppers	3	17	7	3	7	7	44
Blue Raiders	3	17	0	10	7	6	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

^ "BLUE RAIDERS ANNOUNCE 2016 SCHEDULE" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ "2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

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[MTU16-1] "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.

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