American college football season
2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football |
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Camellia Bowl champion |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 7–6 (4–4 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Rick Stockstill (12th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Tony Franklin (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Scott Shafer (1st season) |
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Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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The 2017 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 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Camellia Bowl, where they defeated Arkansas State. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Schedule
Middle Tennessee announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 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 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt* | | CBSSN | L 6–28 | 26,717 |
September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | | ACCN Extra | W 30–23 | 29,731 |
September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | | BTN | L 3–34 | 43,727 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| ESPN3 | W 24–13 | 16,523 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | | Stadium | L 20–38 | 12,913 |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | FIU | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| ESPN3 | W 37–17 | 15,527 |
October 14 | 5:30 p.m. | at UAB | | beIN | L 23–25 | 25,309 |
October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| ESPN2 | L 10–38 | 13,412 |
November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | UTEP | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| beIN | W 30–3 | 11,411 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | | ESPN3 | W 35–21 | 10,937 |
November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | | CBSSN | L 38–41 3OT | 12,612 |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| ESPN3 | W 41–10 | 10,128 |
December 16 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Arkansas State* | | ESPN | W 35–30 | 20,612 |
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Game summaries
Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Commodores | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
At Syracuse
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
Orange | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
At Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Golden Gophers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Owls | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
At UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Blazers | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miners | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
At Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At WKU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Monarchs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
vs Arkansas State–Camellia Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Red Wolves | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
After the season
NFL draft
The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]
References
- ^ "Raiders to face four bowl teams" (Press release). Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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