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: Andy McCollum Conference: Independent-
2000 Season Highlights
Andy McCollum enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Illinois
6
35
L
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Florida
0
55
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Murray State
44
28
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Maryland
27
45
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Louisiana Tech
49
21
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Alabama Birmingham
9
14
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Mississippi State
35
61
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Connecticut
66
10
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
South Florida
45
9
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
41
38
W
2000 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 350
Scoring Average 31.8
Points Allowed 316
Defense Average 28.7
Opponents Record 49-54
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 1-5
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.