2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Toledo
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Dearmon (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Marshall   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
UAB   6 – 2     9 – 4  
North Texas   5 – 3     6 – 7  
UTEP   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they defeated Toledo. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Schedule[edit]

Middle Tennessee announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[1][2] The 2021 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season.[1][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 45:00 p.m.No. 13 (FCS) Monmouth*
ESPN3W 50–1515,017
September 111:00 p.m.at No. 19 Virginia Tech*
ACCNX/ESPN+L 14–3553,680
September 184:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN+L 13–2716,202
September 245:30 p.m.at Charlotte
CBSSNL 39–4211,076
October 25:30 p.m.Marshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
StadiumW 34–2815,806
October 92:30 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPN3L 13–4119,935
October 225:00 p.m.at UConn*
CBSSNW 44–1310,698
October 302:30 p.m.Southern Missdagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+W 35–1010,721
November 62:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
StadiumL 21–4815,022
November 132:30 p.m.FIU
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3W 50–1010,606
November 202:30 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+L 17–249,606
November 276:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
StadiumW 27–1715,127
December 1711:00 a.m.vs. Toledo*
ESPNW 31–2413,596
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hale Jr., Monte (January 27, 2021). "MTSU announces 2021 football schedule". Murfreesboro Post. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Blue Raiders announce 2021 football schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 30, 2021.


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