2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Over the course of the season, the Blue Raiders were outscored by their opponents by a total of 297–332.[1]

2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2002 record	4–8 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Andy McCollum
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,788)

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 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:30 AM	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	L 34–39	80,091
September 7	6:00 PM	at No. 4 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	L 3–26	107,672
September 21	12:30 PM	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	L 22–44	60,584
September 28	7:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	L 14–24	27,519
October 5	4:00 PM	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	L 7–13	16,191
October 12	6:00 PM	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	W 21–20	28,660
October 19	11:00 AM	Louisiana–Lafayette	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	W 48–35	9,726
October 26	2:00 PM	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho	L 18–21	12,434
November 2	6:00 PM	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico	L 21–24	19,562
November 16	2:30 PM	Louisiana–Monroe	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	W 44–28	8,326
November 23	2:30 PM	North Texas	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	L 20–30	6,827
November 30	2:00 PM	Utah State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	W 45–28	3,418
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Sources[2][3]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Southeast Missouri State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–9	1998	W, 21–19

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2001	W, 54–6

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–12	2001	W, 37–28

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	2	13	7	13	35
Blue Raiders	14	3	21	10	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2001	W, 26–9

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2001	W, 70–58

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2001	W, 39–35

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2001	W, 38–20

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2001	L, 21–24

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	14	0	14	28
Blue Raiders	14	3	14	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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.