American college football season
2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 7–6 (6–2 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Rick Stockstill (10th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Buster Faulkner (4th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Steve Ellis (5th season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Tyrone Nix (4th season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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The 2015 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 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they lost to Western Michigan. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Schedule
Middle Tennessee announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 6:00 pm | Jackson State* | | GBR | W 70–14 | 15,908 |
September 12 | 3:00 pm | at No. 2 Alabama* | | SECN | L 10–37 | 98,568 |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | Charlotte | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| GBR | W 73–14 | 16,030 |
September 26 | 3:00 pm | at Illinois* | | ESPNews | L 25–27 | 44,366 |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | Vanderbilt* | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| CBSSN | L 13–17 | 25,411 |
October 10 | 11:00 am | at Western Kentucky | | FSN | L 28–58 | 16,993 |
October 17 | 11:00 am | FIU | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| FSN | W 42–34 | 13,227 |
October 24 | 2:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | | FSN | L 16–45 | 15,024 |
November 7 | 2:30 pm | Marshall | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| FSN | W 27–24 3OT | 18,760 |
November 14 | 11:00 am | at Florida Atlantic | | ASN | W 24–17 | 13,233 |
November 21 | 11:00 am | North Texas | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| ASN | W 41–7 | 13,922 |
November 28 | 1:30 pm | at UTSA | | FCS | W 42–7 | 19,504 |
December 24 | 11:00 am | vs. Western Michigan* | | ESPN | L 31–45 | 13,123 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 70 |
At Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
#2 Crimson Tide | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Blue Raiders | 42 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 73 |
At Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
Fighting Illini | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Commodores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
At WKU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Hilltoppers | 28 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 58 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 34 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
At Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Owls | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
At UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
vs Western Michigan–Bahamas Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Broncos | 17 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
After the season
NFL draft
The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]
References
- ^ "Raiders Announce 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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