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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 604-462-28
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 604-462-28
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 20
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 88-67-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 361-153-18
 Away Record 235-301-10
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 111
 Winning Seasons (#1) 71
 Losing Seasons (#1)34
 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  23-26
 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
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Western Kentucky in a Conference Game
Last Time: Middle Tennessee State lost 10-31 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Middle Tennessee State vs. Western Kentucky 34-37-1 47.9% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Tennessee Tech  32-25 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Mississippi  3-52 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Western Kentucky  
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Duke  
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Memphis  
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 10  @ Louisiana Tech  
 Tue., Oct. 15  vs. Kennesaw State  
 Wed., Oct. 23  @ Jacksonville State  
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Texas El Paso  
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Liberty  
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. New Mexico State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Florida International  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Scoring35-77
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record0-1
 
2024 Conference USA  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Florida International 1-1
Jacksonville State 0-2
Kennesaw State 0-2
Liberty 2-0
Louisiana Tech 1-0
Middle Tennessee State 1-1
New Mexico State 1-10-1
Sam Houston State 1-1
Texas El Paso 0-2
Western Kentucky 1-1
 
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 1-32
 10 or more 144-117
 20 or more  140-65
 30 or more 109-21
 40 or more 57-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 22-0
 10 or more 123-149
 20 or more 73-142
 30 or more 28-103
 40 or more 6-60
 
  
 
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.

Great Moments in College Football History

With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.