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: Sun Belt-
2001 Season Highlights
Andy McCollum enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
The Blue Raiders won the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 30 @
Vanderbilt
37
28
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Troy
54
17
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Louisiana Monroe
38
20
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Louisiana Lafayette
26
9
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Idaho
70
58
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
North Texas
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Mississippi
17
45
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
New Mexico State
39
35
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Arkansas State
54
6
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Louisiana State
14
30
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Connecticut
38
14
W
2001 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 408
Scoring Average 37.1
Points Allowed 286
Defense Average 26.0
Opponents Record 42-61
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-3
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Sun Belt Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.