List of Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team. The Blue Raiders compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of Conference USA. They play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 30,788.

Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, the home of MTSU football since 1933.

Middle Tennessee began playing football in 1911 as a small-college program. Following the NCAA's reclassification into divisions in 1973, the Blue Raiders competed as a Division II program for five seasons before moving up to the Division I-AA (now FCS) level in 1978. MTSU made seven appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoff before transitioning to Division I-A/FBS in 1999.

The Blue Raiders have won 13 conference championships in program history and have played in 13 bowl games, winning eight. The team is currently led by first-year head coach Derek Mason, who took over for Rick Stockstill after 18 years at the helm.

Seasons

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Legend

  † National champions
  Conference champions
  Division champions
  ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result

List of Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons[1]
Season Team Head coach Conference Regular season results Postseason results Final ranking
Overall Conference Bowl game/Playoff result AP/NCAA Poll Coaches' Poll
Win Loss Tie Win Loss Tie Finish[2]
Middle Tennessee State Normal
1911 1911 L. T. Weber Independent 0 2 0
1912 1912 1 0 0
1913 1913 Alfred B. Miles 5 1 1
1914 1914 5 0 1
1915 1915 3 3 1
1916 1916 5 2 0
1917 1917 Johnny Floyd 7 0 0
1918   No team due to World War I
1919 1919 Alfred B. Miles 6 0 0
1920 1920 4 1 0
1921 1921 3 2 1
1922 1922 2 6 0
1923 1923 3 1 0
1924 1924 Guy Stephenson 1 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers
1925 1925 Guy Stephenson Independent 3 4 2
1926 1926 Frank Faulkinberry 4 2 1
1927 1927 6 2 0
1928 1928 2 4 1
1929 1929 6 3 1
1930 1930 5 5 1
1931 1931 6 4 0
1932 1932 4 6 0
1933 1933 E. M. Waller 1 7 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders
1934 1934 E. M. Waller Independent 2 7 0
1935 1935 Johnny Floyd 8 0 0
1936 1936 7 1 0
1937 1937 6 1 1
1938 1938 2 6 0
1939 1939 Ernest Alley 1 6 1
1940 1940 Elwin W. Midgett 4 4 0
1941 1941 4 3 1
1942 1942 4 2 1
1943   No team due to World War II
1944
1945
1946 1946 6 2 1
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
1947 1947 Charles M. Murphy Independent 9 1 0
1948 1948 5 5 0
1949 1949 8 0 1
1950 1950 9 2 0
1951 1951 7 2 2
1952 1952 Ohio Valley 6 5 0 2 2 0 4th
1953 1953 7 4 0 3 2 0 3rd
1954 1954 4 4 2 2 2 1 4th
1955 1955 7 2 1 4 1 0 2nd
1956 1956 7 3 0 5 0 0 1st Lost 1956 Refrigerator Bowl against
Sam Houston State, 13–27 ^
1957 1957 10 0 0 5 0 0 1st
1958 1958 8 2 0 5 1 0 1st 11
1959 1959 10 0 1 5 0 1 1st Won 1960 Tangerine Bowl against
Presbyterian, 21–12 ^
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1960 1960 5 5 0 4 3 0 2nd
1961 1961 7 4 0 5 1 0 2nd Lost 1961 Tangerine Bowl against
Lamar Tech, 14–21 ^
1962 1962 6 4 0 4 2 0 1st
1963 1963 8 2 0 6 1 0 2nd
1964 1964 8 2 1 6 1 0 1st Won 1964 Grantland Rice Bowl against
Muskingum, 20–0 ^
1965 1965 10 0 0 7 0 0 1st 2
1966 1966 7 3 0 5 2 0 2nd
1967 1967 5 5 0 4 3 0 3rd
1968 1968 2 8 0 1 6 0 8th
1969 1969 Donald E. Fuoss 1 9 0 1 6 0 8th
1970 1970 Bill Peck 6 3 1 2 3 1 5th
1971 1971 7 4 0 5 2 0 T-2nd
1972 1972 7 3 1 4 2 1 3rd
1973[a] 1973 4 7 0 3 4 0 T-5th
1974 1974 3 8 0 2 5 0 6th
1975 1975 Ben Hurt 4 7 0 3 4 0 6th
1976 1976 4 7 0 2 5 0 T-7th
1977 1977 3 8 0 3 4 0 5th
1978[b] 1978 1 9 1 1 5 0 7th
1979 1979 Boots Donnelly 1 9 0 1 5 0 6th
1980 1980 2 8 0 2 5 0 7th
1981 1981 6 5 0 4 4 0 T-4th
1982 1982 8 3 0 4 3 0 3rd
1983 1983 8 2 0 5 2 0 T-2nd 16
1984 1984 11 3 0 5 2 0 T-2nd NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 7
1985 1985 11 1 0 7 0 0 1st NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 1
1986 1986 6 5 0 4 3 0 T-3rd
1987 1987 6 5 0 4 2 0 3rd
1988 1988 7 4 0 4 2 0 2nd
1989 1989 9 4 0 6 0 0 1st NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ T-10
1990 1990 11 2 0 5 1 0 1st NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 1
1991 1991 9 4 0 6 1 0 2nd NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 9
1992 1992 10 3 0 8 0 0 1st NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 4
1993 1993 5 6 0 4 4 0 T-4th
1994 1994 8 3 1 7 1 0 2nd NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^ 16
1995 1995 7 4 0 6 2 0 3rd 25
1996[c] 1996 6 5 4 4 T-4th
1997 1997 4 6 2 5 6th
1998 1998 5 5 5 2 T-2nd
1999[d] 1999 Andy McCollum Independent 3 8
2000 2000 6 5
2001 2001 Sun Belt 8 3 5 1 T-1st
2002 2002 4 8 2 4 T-4th
2003 2003 4 8 4 3 T-2nd
2004 2004 5 6 4 4 5th
2005 2005 4 7 3 4 T-4th
2006 2006 Rick Stockstill 7 6 6 1 T-1st Lost 2006 Motor City Bowl against
Central Michigan, 14–31 ^
2007 2007 5 7 4 3 T-3rd
2008 2008 5 7 4 3 T-5th
2009 2009 10 3 7 1 T-2nd Won 2009 New Orleans Bowl against
Southern Miss, 42–32 ^
2010 2010 6 7 5 3 3rd Lost 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl against
Miami (OH), 21–35 ^
2011 2011 2 10 1 7 8th
2012 2012 8 4 6 2 T-2nd
2013 2013 Conference USA 8 5 6 2 T-2nd Lost 2013 Armed Forces Bowl against
Navy, 6–24 ^
2014 2014 6 6 5 3 2nd
2015 2015 7 6 6 2 2nd Lost 2015 Bahamas Bowl against
Western Michigan, 31–45 ^
2016 2016 8 5 5 3 3rd Lost 2016 Hawaii Bowl against
Hawaii, 35-52 ^
2017 2017 7 6 4 4 T-3rd Won 2017 Camellia Bowl against
Arkansas State, 35-30 ^
2018 2018 8 6 7 1 1st Lost 2018 New Orleans Bowl against
Appalachian State, 13–45 ^
2019 2019 4 8 3 5 T-5th
2020 2020 3 6 2 4 5th
2021 2021 7 6 4 4 4th Won 2021 Bahamas Bowl against
Toledo, 31–24 ^
2022 2022 8 5 4 4 T-4th Won 2022 Hawaii Bowl against
San Diego State, 25–23 ^
2023 2023 4 8 3 5 5th
Totals All-time:
608–463–28
(.566)
Conference:
292–188–4
(.607)
  Postseason:
11–15–0
(.423)
 

Notes

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  1. ^ Middle Tennessee was classified as an NCAA Division II program in 1973 when the NCAA began the divisional model.
  2. ^ In 1978, the NCAA subdivided Division I into I-A and I-AA. Middle Tennessee moved up to the I-AA level along with the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference.
  3. ^ Overtime rules were added for NCAA football in 1996, eliminating ties.
  4. ^ Middle Tennessee moved up to Division I-A in 1999, playing as an independent.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 MTSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.