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2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record4–8 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Campbell (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBlake Anderson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Davis (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons← 20012003 →
2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Texas $   6 – 0     8 – 5  
New Mexico State   5 – 1     7 – 5  
Arkansas State   3 – 3     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 4     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 4     3 – 9  
Idaho   1 – 5     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Andy McCollum, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Sun Belt. Over the course of the season, the Middle Tennessee was outscored by its opponents by a total of 332 to 297.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 3111:30 amat Alabama*L 34–3980,091
September 76:00 pmat No. 4 Tennessee*L 3–26107,672
September 2112:30 pmat Kentucky*L 22–4460,584
September 287:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State*L 14–2427,519
October 54:00 pmat Arkansas StateL 7–1316,191
October 126:00 pmat Vanderbilt*W 21–2028,660
October 1911:00 amLouisiana–Lafayette
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 48–359,726
October 262:00 pmat IdahoL 18–2112,434
November 26:00 pmat New Mexico StateL 21–2419,562
November 162:30 pmLouisiana–Monroe
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 44–288,326
November 232:30 pmNorth Texas
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 20–306,827
November 302:00 pmUtah State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–283,418
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 11 3 20 34
Crimson Tide 22 0 7 10 39
See also: 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

At No. 4 Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 3 3
No. 4 Volunteers 14 3 0 9 26
See also: 2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team

At Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 16 6 0 22
Wildcats 17 7 13 7 44
See also: 2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Indians 7 3 0 14 24
Blue Raiders 7 0 7 0 14

At Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 0 0 7
Indians 6 7 0 0 13
See also: 2002 Arkansas State Indians football team

At Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
Commodores 3 0 7 10 20
See also: 2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 2 13 7 13 35
Blue Raiders 14 3 21 10 48
See also: 2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 10 0 8 18
Vandals 7 0 14 0 21
See also: 2002 Idaho Vandals football team

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 14 7 21
Aggies 0 10 0 14 24
See also: 2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Indians 0 14 7 7 28
Blue Raiders 24 7 10 3 44
See also: 2002 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 6 9 8 7 30
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 6 20
See also: 2002 North Texas Mean Green football team

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 14 0 14 28
Blue Raiders 14 3 14 14 45
See also: 2002 Utah State Aggies football team

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2003 NFL draft following the season.

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 60 Tyrone Calico Wide receiver Tennessee Titans

References

  1. Howell, James. "Middle Tennessee State Historical Scores". jhowell.net. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  2. "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Schedule - 2002". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. "2002 Football Schedule". goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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