American college football season
The 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Blue Raiders played their home games at the Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by 13th-year head coach Rick Stockstill . They finished the season 8–6, 7–1 in C-USA play to finish as champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the C-USA Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion UAB . They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State .
Previous season [ ] The Blue Raiders finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They received an invite to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State .
Preseason [ ] Award watch lists [ ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team [ ] Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blue Raiders having four players selected.[10]
Offense
Brent Stockstill – QB
Chandler Brewer – OL
Ty Lee – WR
Defense
Khalil Brooks – LB
Preseason media poll [ ] Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.[11]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
Florida Atlantic
2
Marshall
3
Middle Tennessee
4
FIU
5
Western Kentucky
6
Old Dominion
7
Charlotte
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt * SECN L 7–3525,348 September 8 6:00 p.m. UT Martin * ESPN+ W 61–3716,227 September 15 11:00 a.m. at No. 3 Georgia * ESPNews L 7–4992,746 September 29 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Stadium W 25–2417,299 6:30 p.m. at Marshall CBSSN W 34–2425,979 October 13 6:30 p.m. at FIU beIN L 21–2416,002 October 20 2:00 p.m. Charlotte Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 W 21–1313,102 October 27 2:30 p.m. at Old Dominion ESPN+ W 51–1719,725 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky CBSSN W 29–1016,617 November 10 2:00 p.m. at UTEP ESPN+ W 48–329,690 November 17 11:00 a.m. at No. 20 Kentucky * SECN L 23–3447,535 November 24 2:00 p.m. UAB Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 W 27–314,411 December 1 1:30 p.m. UAB CBSSN L 25–2715,806 December 15 8:00 p.m. vs. Appalachian State * ESPN L 13–4523,942 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [12] Game summaries [ ] at Vanderbilt [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
7
0
0
0
7
Commodores
7
7
7
14
35
UT Martin [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
7
10
7
13
37
Blue Raiders
14
12
21
14
61
at Georgia [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
0
7
0
0
7
No. 3 Bulldogs
14
28
7
0
49
Florida Atlantic [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
14
7
3
0
24
Blue Raiders
0
10
7
8
25
at Marshall [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
3
7
14
10
34
Thundering Herd
3
14
0
7
24
at FIU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
0
14
7
0
21
Panthers
3
10
0
11
24
Charlotte [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
6
0
0
7
13
Blue Raiders
0
14
0
7
21
at Old Dominion [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
17
14
14
6
51
Monarchs
7
3
7
0
17
Western Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
3
0
7
0
10
Blue Raiders
10
10
3
6
29
at UTEP [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
14
13
7
14
48
Miners
0
10
0
22
32
at Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
0
10
6
7
23
No. 20 Wildcats
17
7
7
3
34
UAB [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
3
0
0
0
3
Blue Raiders
0
13
7
7
27
UAB (C-USA Championship Game) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
3
21
0
3
27
Blue Raiders
13
3
6
3
25
vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mountaineers
0
24
14
7
45
Blue Raiders
3
3
7
0
13
References [ ]
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