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Middle Tennessee State Football Team History


Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee State University
 Murfreesboro, TN
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Floyd/Jones Field
Capacity: 31,000
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Derek Mason
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Middle Tennessee State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1911  
  1978 - Moved up to the Division I-AA (now FCS) level in 1978.
  1999 - Middle Tennessee moved up to Division I-A in 1999, playing as an independent.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1935, 1936, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985
1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006
Division Championships
  2018
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 606-467-28
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 606-467-28
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 20
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 89-68-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 362-155-18
 Away Record 236-304-10
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 111
 Winning Seasons (#1) 71
 Losing Seasons (#1)35
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (1990)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2011)
 10 Win Seasons 8
 Most Points Scored in a Game 77 (11/26/2016)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 516 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 70 (10/28/1933)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 465 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 70 (11/14/1992)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 69 (9/25/1926)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 133 (11/26/2016)
 Last Shutout 9/3/2016
 Last Time Shutout 9/5/2020
 Shutouts All-Time 169
 Been Shutout All-Time 103
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 19 (1916-1920)
 Longest Losing  16 (10/7/1978-11/10/1979)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 4-6-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  25-31
 2010-19  64-63
 2000-09  58-60
 1990-99 68-46
 1980-89 73-40
 1970-79 40-65-3
 1960-69 59-42-1
 1950-59 74-24-6
 1940-49 40-17-4
 1930-39 43-42-4
 1920-29 34-30-6
Next Game
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Liberty in a Conference Game
Last Time: Middle Tennessee State lost 35-42 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Middle Tennessee State vs. Liberty 1-2-0 33.3% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Tennessee Tech  32-25 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Mississippi  3-52 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Western Kentucky  21-49 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Duke  17-45 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Memphis  7-24 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 10  @ Louisiana Tech  21-48 L
 Tue., Oct. 15  vs. Kennesaw State  14-5 W
 Wed., Oct. 23  @ Jacksonville State  20-42 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Texas El Paso  20-13 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Liberty  
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. New Mexico State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Florida International  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Scoring155-303
  Conference Record1-1
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record1-4
 
2024 Conference USA  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Florida International 3-62-1
Jacksonville State 5-32-0
Liberty 5-22-1
Louisiana Tech 3-52-1
Sam Houston State 7-22-1
Western Kentucky 6-22-0
Kennesaw State 1-71-1
Middle Tennessee State 3-61-1
New Mexico State 2-61-1
Texas El Paso 1-81-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Middle Tennessee State & Tennessee Tech have played 75 games.
Middle Tennessee State has won 36 games.
Tennessee Tech has won 32 games.
with 7 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-33
 10 or more 146-121
 20 or more  141-68
 30 or more 109-21
 40 or more 57-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 23-0
 10 or more 124-154
 20 or more 73-147
 30 or more 28-107
 40 or more 6-64
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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