2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2019 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 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Scott Shafer (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		5	–	3					7	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Old Dominion		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Louisiana Tech x		6	–	2					10	–	3
UAB xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTSA		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.^[1]

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.^[2] The 2019 schedule consisted of six home and six away games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 21–40	110,811
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 45–26	20,912
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Duke*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	Stadium Facebook	L 18–41	19,852
September 28	11:00 a.m.	at No. 14 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	L 3–48	63,706
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Marshall	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN Facebook	W 24–13	15,023
October 12	3:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN+	L 13–28	12,107
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	L 30–33	16,094
October 26	2:30 p.m.	FIU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	NFLN	W 50–17	9,512
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN3	L 20–34	13,879
November 16	3:30 p.m.	Rice	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	L 28–31	10,411
November 23	3:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 38–17	9,806
November 30	1:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	ESPN+	L 26–31	7,589
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^[3]

Game summaries

At Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	0	7	21
No. 7 Wolverines	10	17	6	7	40

See also: 2019 Michigan Wolverines football team

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	6	0	13	7	26
Blue Raiders	0	10	14	21	45

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	17	10	0	41
Blue Raiders	3	0	8	7	18

See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

At Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	0	3	0	3
No. 14 Hawkeyes	17	7	10	14	48

See also: 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	6	0	0	13
Blue Raiders	10	7	0	7	24

See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

At Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	6	7	0	0	13
Owls	2	10	10	6	28

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	3	13	0	14	30
Mean Green	7	10	3	13	33

See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	10	0	0	17
Blue Raiders	14	0	23	13	50

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

At Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	0	6	7	20
49ers	14	10	10	0	34

See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	10	21	0	0	31
Blue Raiders	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	3	7	0	17
Blue Raiders	14	14	7	3	38

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

At Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	3	10	0	13	26
Hilltoppers	3	7	7	14	31

See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team