2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Coming off a 5–6 season the year prior, the Blue Raiders finished with a 4–7 record and a 3–4 record in the Sun Belt Conference to tie for fourth in the conference standings. Following the season, fellow fourth-place FIU was sanctioned by the NCAA and forced to vacate their wins. Additionally, first-place Arkansas State was found guilty of NCAA violations and self-imposed punishments including the vacating of four of their six wins that season. Head coach Andy McCollum, as well as the offensive and defensive coordinators for the Blue Raiders, were fired following the conclusion of the 2005 season.

2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2005 record4–7 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coachAndy McCollum (7th season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(Capacity: 30,788)
2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Arkansas State +  5 –2     6 –6  
Louisiana–Lafayette +  5 –2     6 –5  
Louisiana–Monroe +  5 –2     5 –6  
Middle Tennessee  3 –4     4 –7  
Troy  3 –4     4 –7  
Florida Atlantic  2 –5     2 –9  
North Texas  2 –5     2 –9  
FIU†  0 –4     0 –6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 36:00 p.m.at Alabama*
L 6-27
September 106:00 p.m.North Texas
L 7-14
September 174:00 p.m.Akron*
L 7-17
October 16:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
W 17-15
October 153:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
W 35-14
October 224:00 p.m.Louisiana-Lafayette
L 10-13
November 54:00 p.m.Arkansas State
W 45-7
November 122:00 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe
L 31-34
November 1912:00 p.m.at North Carolina State*
L 3-24
November 266:00 p.m.at Troy
W 17-7
December 36:00 p.m.at Florida International
1 L 31-35 (vacated)
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