2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Rick Stockstill and played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium. They were second year members of Conference USA (C-USA) in the East Division. They finished the season 6–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the East Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| August 30 |
6:00 p.m. |
Savannah State* |
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
|
W 61–7 |
15,605 |
| September 6 |
2:30 p.m. |
at Minnesota* |
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
BTN |
L 24–35 |
47,223 |
| September 13 |
6:00 p.m. |
WKU |
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate) |
WUXP |
W 50–47 3OT |
24,911 |
| September 20 |
6:00 PM |
at Memphis* |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN |
ESPN3 |
L 17–36 |
46,378 |
| September 27 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Old Dominion |
Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA |
FS1 |
W 41–28 |
20,118 |
| October 4 |
11:00 a.m. |
Southern Miss |
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
ASN |
W 37–31 |
14,022 |
| October 11 |
11:00 a.m. |
at Marshall |
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
FSN |
L 24–49 |
30,210 |
| October 18 |
2:30 p.m. |
UAB |
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
FCS |
W 34–22 |
18,717 |
| November 1 |
2:30 p.m. |
BYU* |
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
CBSSN |
L 7–27 |
18,952 |
| November 15 |
2:30 p.m. |
at FIU |
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL |
ASN |
L 28–38 |
12,917 |
| November 22 |
6:00 p.m. |
Florida Atlantic |
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
ASN |
W 35–34 |
12,243 |
| November 29 |
6:00 p.m. |
at UTEP |
Sun Bowl stadium • El Paso, TX |
ASN |
L 21–24 |
27,455 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[1]
Game notes
Savannah State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Tigers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Blue Raiders |
20 |
14 |
20 |
7 |
61 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 2–0 |
1983 |
Middle Tennessee, 51–0 |
Minnesota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Blue Raiders |
0 |
0 |
17 |
7 |
24 |
| Golden Gophers |
7 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
35 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 0–1 |
2010 |
Minnesota, 24–17 |
WKU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
| Hilltoppers |
3 |
21 |
0 |
10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
47 |
| Blue Raiders |
14 |
10 |
0 |
10 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
50 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 32–29–1 |
2012 |
Middle Tennessee, 34–29 |
Memphis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Blue Raiders |
7 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
| Tigers |
9 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
36 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 17–8–1 |
2013 |
Middle Tennessee, 17–15 |
Old Dominion
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Blue Raiders |
0 |
24 |
7 |
10 |
41 |
| Monarchs |
0 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
|
First meeting |
|
Southern Miss
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Golden Eagles |
3 |
9 |
0 |
19 |
31 |
| Blue Raiders |
10 |
14 |
0 |
13 |
37 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 2–0 |
2013 |
Middle Tennessee, 42–21 |
Marshall
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Blue Raiders |
7 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
| Thundering Herd |
14 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
49 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 1–2 |
2013 |
Middle Tennessee, 51–49 |
UAB
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Blazers |
6 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
| Blue Raiders |
14 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
34 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 2–2 |
2013 |
Middle Tennessee, 24–21 |
BYU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Cougars |
7 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
27 |
| Blue Raiders |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 0–1 |
2013 |
BYU, 37–10 |
FIU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Blue Raiders |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
| Panthers |
3 |
14 |
21 |
0 |
38 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 6–3 |
2013 |
Middle Tennessee, 48–0 |
Florida Atlantic
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Owls |
17 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
34 |
| Blue Raiders |
7 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 8–3 |
2013 |
Middle Tennessee, 42–35 |
UTEP
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Blue Raiders |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
| Miners |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 1–0 |
2013 |
Middle Tennessee, 48–17 |
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