2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Middle Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off a 7–6 record (6–1 SBC) in 2006.
The team's head coach was Rick Stockstill. The Blue Raiders played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium and competed in the Sun Belt Conference.
The 2006 season saw a new coaching staff turn the Blue Raiders around from the losing record of the previous year. The team added three wins from the total of the previous season. Also, that season saw the Blue Raiders play in their first bowl game, in the division 1-A era.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
3:00 p.m. |
at Florida Atlantic |
Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL |
|
L 14–27 |
11,398 |
September 8 |
6:00 p.m. |
at No. 8 Louisville* |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPN2 |
L 42-58 |
40,882 |
September 15 |
7:00 p.m. |
at No. 2 LSU* |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
GamePlan |
L 0-44 |
92,407 |
September 20 |
6:00 p.m. |
WKU* |
Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate) |
ESPN+/CSS |
L 17-20 |
22,086 |
September 29 |
6:00 p.m. |
Florida International |
Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
|
W 47-6 |
15,605 |
October 6 |
6:00 p.m. |
Virginia* |
Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
CSS |
L 21-23 |
23,227 |
October 13 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Memphis* |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN |
|
W 21-7 |
30,101 |
October 20 |
2:30 p.m. |
Arkansas State |
Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
|
W 27-7 |
12,505 |
October 27 |
6:00 p.m. |
at North Texas |
Fouts Field • Denton, TX |
|
W 48-28 |
18,181 |
November 3 |
6:00 p.m. |
at Louisiana–Monroe |
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA |
|
W 43-40 |
10,228 |
November 10 |
2:30 p.m. |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
|
L 24-34 |
19,227 |
November 20 |
6:00 p.m. |
at Troy |
Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium) |
ESPN2 |
L 7-45 |
18,242 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Central. |
Game summaries
Florida Atlantic
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
Florida Atlantic |
7 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
27 |
Louisville
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
21 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
42 |
Louisville |
28 |
10 |
13 |
7 |
58 |
LSU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LSU |
10 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
44 |
WKU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
WKU |
0 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
Middle Tennessee |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
FIU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Florida International |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
Middle Tennessee |
21 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Virginia |
7 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
23 |
Middle Tennessee |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
Memphis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Memphis |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Arkansas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Arkansas State |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Middle Tennessee |
14 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
North Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
10 |
20 |
7 |
11 |
48 |
North Texas |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
Louisiana–Monroe
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
10 |
14 |
6 |
13 |
43 |
UL - Monroe |
7 |
19 |
7 |
7 |
40 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
UL - Layfayette |
0 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
34 |
Middle Tennessee |
7 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
Troy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Troy |
10 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
45 |
References
- 2007 Middle Tennessee Football Media Guide
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