2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Middle Tennessee competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team was led by head coach Rick Stockstill. The Blue Raiders played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium.

2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2010 record6–7 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coachRick Stockstill (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Schultz (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRandall McCray (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,708, Synthetic Turf)
2010 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
FIU +  6 2     7 6  
Troy +  6 2     8 5  
Middle Tennessee  5 3     6 7  
Arkansas State  4 4     4 8  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 4     5 7  
Florida Atlantic  3 5     4 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette  3 5     3 9  
North Texas  3 5     3 9  
WKU  2 6     2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The Blue Raiders finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play and were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl, where they were defeated by Miami (OH), 21–35.

During the off season

In January 2010, defensive coordinator, Manny Diaz, left Middle Tennessee and accepted the defensive coordinator job at Mississippi State. Weeks later, Wisconsin assistant Randall McCray was hired to lead the defense.[1]

In February 2010, offense coordinator Tony Franklin left Middle Tennessee to accept the vacant position of offensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech.[2] On March 3, Mike Schultz, former TCU and Illinois offensive coordinator, was hired to coach the Blue Raider offense.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
April 101:00 PMBlue-White Spring Game White 56–423,110
September 26:30 PMMinnesota*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPNUL 17–2425,908
September 116:00 PMAustin Peay*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 56–3316,806
September 186:00 PMat Memphis*L 17–2427,965
September 256:00 PMat Louisiana-LafayetteW 34–1417,249
October 57:00 PMTroy
ESPN2L 13–4228,010
October 162:30 PMat Georgia Tech*ESPN3L 14–4240,652
October 233:30 PMLouisiana-Monroe
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 38–1019,052
November 26:00 PMat Arkansas State
ESPN2L 24–5113,589
November 132:30 PMNorth Texas
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 17–2314,227
November 203:30 PMat Western KentuckyCSSW 27–2612,322
November 272:30 PMFlorida Atlantic
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 38–1410,140
December 45:00 PMat Florida International
ESPN3W 28–2716,628
January 67:00 PMvs. Miami (OH)*ESPNL 21–3538,168

Game summaries

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Minnesota 1-0

Pregame Line: Minnesota -3.0

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 7 7 0 10 24
Blue Raiders 0 14 3 0 17
Phillip Tanner carries the ball late in the second quarter.

Austin Peay Governors

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 39-12-2

Pregame Line: N/A

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 3 14 16 0 33
Blue Raiders 14 21 7 14 56

Memphis Tigers

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 14-8-1

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -4.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 7 7 0 17
Tigers 3 14 7 0 24

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Tied 6-6

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -2.0

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 17 14 0 34
Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 0 0 14

Troy Trojans - Battle for the Palladium

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 11-7

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -3.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 7 7 14 42
Blue Raiders 0 7 0 6 13

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Georgia Tech 1-0

Pregame Line: Georgia Tech -18.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 0 7 14
Yellow Jackets 7 7 21 7 42

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 9-2

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -12

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 3 0 0 7 10
Blue Raiders 7 21 3 7 38

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 9-3

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -1.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 0 7 24
Red Wolves 13 10 14 14 51

North Texas Mean Green

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: North Texas 6-4

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -10.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 14 3 3 3 23
Blue Raiders 0 10 7 0 17

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers - 100 Miles of Hate

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 32-28-1

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -4.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 3 3 14 27
Hilltoppers 13 6 7 0 26

Florida Atlantic Owls

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 5-3

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -5.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 0 7 14
Blue Raiders 7 7 10 14 38

Florida International Golden Panthers

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 4-2

Pregame Line: Florida International -5.0

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 7 7 28
Golden Panthers 14 3 3 7 27

Miami RedHawks - GoDaddy.com Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 0 7 0 21
RedHawks 7 7 14 7 35

Series Record After 2010 Meeting: Miami 1-0

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -2

Coaching staff

  • Head Coach: Rick Stockstill
  • Defensive Line: John Palermo
  • Offensive Coordinator/QB: Mike Schultz
  • Offensive Line: Jimmy Ray Stephens
  • Wide Receivers: Justin Watts
  • Inside Receivers: Brent Brock
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Randall McCray
  • Running Backs: Willie Simmons
  • Safeties: David Bibee
  • Cornerbacks: Steve Ellis
  • Strength: Russell Patterson

NFL Draft

5th Round, 147th Overall Pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars—Sr. CB Rod Issac

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