2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Scott Shafer (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons← 2018 2020 →

2019 Conference USA football standings
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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

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.

To be released

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 21–40	110,811
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 45–26	20,912
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Duke*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	Stadium Facebook	L 18–41	19,852
September 28	11:00 a.m.	at No. 14 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	L 3–48	63,706
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Marshall	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN Facebook	W 24–13	15,023
October 12	3:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN+	L 13–28	12,107
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	L 30–33	16,094
October 26	2:30 p.m.	FIU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	NFLN	W 50–17	9,512
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN3	L 20–34	13,879
November 16	3:30 p.m.	Rice	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	L 28–31	10,411
November 23	3:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 38–17	9,806
November 30	1:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	ESPN+	L 26–31	7,589
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.
"Several first-time foes on football schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
"2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

v t e Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate
Culture & lore	Lightning "MTSU Fight Songs" Band of Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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