Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders

Blue Raiders to Take On Owls in C-USA TItle Game

November 29, 2014

Season Report Posted: May 01, 2018 02:27  

With a 34-29 win over rival FIU, the FAU Owls (7-5, 7-2) have wrapped up the C-USA East and will travel to Murfreesboro on December 13th to take on MTSU. The Owls average 28.8 points per game and 423.3 yards per game, good for 30th and 16th in the country respectively. When asked about their upcoming opponent, Blue Raiders coach Mike Norvell stated, "The key to their offense is that run game, so we need to shut that down and we'll have a pretty okay shot if we can play like we normally do on offense." Owls running back Devin Singletary has rushed for 1517 yards and 13 touchdowns this season and FAU's rushing offense ranks 15th in the nation at 219.4 yards per game.

Blue Raiders Lock Up Second Straight Division Title Thanks to Stockstill's Performance

November 15, 2014

Season Report Posted: May 01, 2018 02:19  

Middle Tennessee State (8-2, 7-0) earned its second straight C-USA West division title on Saturday due to a 48-30 victory over Marshall and rival Western Kentucky's 31-16 home loss to South Alabama. Despite 30 points and 592 yards of total offense from Marshall, the Blue Raiders pulled away early thanks to four takeaways from the defense and a school record six touchdown passes from quarterback Rick Stockstill. MTSU still has to play the Hilltoppers in next week's annual 100 Miles of Hate matchup as well as second place South Alabama the following week, but have no chance of losing the division thanks to the 7th conference win.

MTSU Destroys ECU Behind Stockstill's Record Breaking Day

October 25, 2014

Season Report Posted: May 01, 2018 02:12  

It was an ideal Homecoming for Middle Tennessee State (5-2, 4-0), as the Blue Raiders crushed East Carolina 63-20, largely due to a phenomenal performance from quarterback Rick Stockstill. Stockstill broke two major school passing marks on Saturday, throwing for a school record 563 yards and 7 touchdowns. Richie James, who racked up 199 yards on 10 receptions, was on the receiving end of four of those touchdown throws, allowing him to also set a new school record. As a whole, the offense was dominant, piling up 696 yards of total offense, another new school record. The defense also played strongly, forcing three turnovers and holding the Pirates to 71 rushing yards.

MTSU Picked to Finish 2nd in West, 2nd Overall

May 30, 2014

Season Report Posted: April 14, 2018 22:57  

Despite a school record 12 wins and a top 15 finish, last year's conference champion Blue Raiders were not selected as the preseason favorite to take home the C-USA crown this season nor were they selected as West division favorites. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, who started last season at 10-0 and rose as high as #6 in the country, were picked as division and conference favorites, with the USF Bulls selected to win the East.

East:

USF (19)
ECU (5)
FAU (4)
UCF
FIU
ODU

West:

WKU (18)
MTSU (10)
Troy
Marshall
USA
GSU

MTSU Recruiting Class Finishes 97th Overall, 6th in C-USA

April 18, 2014

Season Report Posted: April 14, 2018 22:14  

Future Blue Raiders finalized their decision on Friday, National Signing Day, with 16 new recruits committing to MTSU. The class ranks 97th overall and 6th in the conference. Conference class rankings are as follows:

FAU (51st)
USF (52nd)
WKU (57th)
FIU (62nd)
Marshall (90th)
MTSU (97th)
Old Dominion (100th)
East Carolina (101st)
UCF (104th)
Georgia State (108th)
Troy (112th)
South Alabama (125th)