2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team will represent Middle Tennessee State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders will play their home games at the Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and compete in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They will be led by fifteenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill.

2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coachRick Stockstill (15th season)
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (4th season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(Capacity: 31,000)
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Charlotte  0 –0     0 –0  
FIU  0 –0     0 –0  
Florida Atlantic  0 –0     0 –0  
Marshall  0 –0     0 –0  
Middle Tennessee  0 –0     0 –0  
Western Kentucky  0 –0     0 –0  
Old Dominion*   –      –  
West Division
Louisiana Tech  0 –0     0 –0  
North Texas  0 –0     0 –0  
Rice  0 –0     0 –0  
Southern Miss  0 –0     0 –0  
UAB  0 –0     0 –0  
UTEP  0 –0     0 –0  
UTSA  0 –0     0 –0  
Championship: December 5, 2020
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Note: Due to COVID-19, team canceled season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2019 regular season 4–8, 3–5 in CUSA play to finish in fifth in the East Division. They were not invited to play in any post season bowl game.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
TBD

CUSA media days

The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]

Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

The Blue Raiders had games scheduled against Duke, Indiana State, Old Dominion, UConn, and Virginia Tech, which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5][6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 at Army*
September 19 Troy*
October 3 Western Kentucky
October 10 at FIU
October 17 North Texas
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
October 24 at Rice
November 7 Charlotte
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
November 14 at Marshall
November 21 at Troy*
November 28 Florida Atlantic
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[7]

Game summaries

at Army
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Black Knights 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–8 Nov. 24, 2012 MTSU, 24–21

Western Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 100 Miles of Hate
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–33–1 Nov. 30, 2019 WKU, 31–26

at FIU
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 FIU Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 Oct. 26, 2019 MTSU, 50–17

North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–9 Oct. 19, 2019 UNT, 33–30

at Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Owls 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 Nov. 16, 2019 RICE, 31–28

Charlotte
1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 Charlotte 49ers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 Nov. 2, 2019 UNCC, 34–20

at Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Thundering Herd 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 Oct. 5, 2019 MTSU, 24–13

at Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Trojans 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
Sep. 19, 2020

Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–5 Oct. 12, 2019 FAU, 28–13
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References
  1. "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19". ktsm.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. "Raiders to host four bowl teams in 2020". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. "UConn Football Announces Cancellation of 2020 Season Due to Risks Associated with Covid-19". UConn Athletic Department. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  5. "Old Dominion postponing football and fall sports". The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  6. "Blue Raiders will open football season at Army". MTSU Athletic Department. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  7. "2020 Middle Tennessee Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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