2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
C-USA East Division champion
C-USA Championship Game, L 25–27 vs. UAB
New Orleans Bowl, L 13–45 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	8–6 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Scott Shafer (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the C-USA's East Division title. Middle Tennessee represented the East Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game, falling to West Division champion, UAB. The Blue Raiders were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, where they lost to Appalachian State. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

East Division

Record8–6 (7–1 C-USA)

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2018 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Middle Tennessee x	7	–	1	8	–	6
FIU	6	–	2	9	–	4
Marshall	6	–	2	9	–	4
Charlotte	4	–	4	5	–	7
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	5	–	7
Old Dominion	2	–	6	4	–	8
Western Kentucky	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
UAB x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
North Texas	5	–	3	9	–	4
Louisiana Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Southern Miss	5	–	3	6	–	5
UTSA	2	–	6	3	–	9
UTEP	1	–	7	1	–	11
Rice	1	–	7	2	–	11
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award^[1]	Brent Stockstill	QB	SR
Davey O'Brien Award^[2]	Brent Stockstill	QB	SR
Doak Walker Award^[3]	Tavares Thomas	RB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[4]	Ty Lee	WR	JR
Butkus Award^[5]	Darius Harris	LB	SO
Ray Guy Award^[6]	Matt Bonadies	P	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[7]	Brent Stockstill	QB	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[8]	Brent Stockstill	QB	SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[9]	Tavares Thomas	RB	SR

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 7–35	25,348
September 8	6:00 p.m.	UT Martin*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	W 61–37	16,227
September 15	11:00 a.m.	at No. 3 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPNews	L 7–49	92,746
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	Stadium	W 25–24	17,299
October 5	6:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 34–24	25,979
October 13	6:30 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	beIN	L 21–24	16,002
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 21–13	13,102
October 27	2:30 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 51–17	19,725
November 2	7:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	CBSSN	W 29–10	16,617
November 10	2:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	W 48–32	9,690
November 17	11:00 a.m.	at No. 20 Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 23–34	47,535
November 24	2:00 p.m.	UAB	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 27–3	14,411
December 1	1:30 p.m.	UAB	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (C-USA Championship Game)	CBSSN	L 25–27	15,806
December 15	8:00 p.m.	vs. Appalachian State*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–45	23,942
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	0	0	0	7
Commodores	7	7	7	14	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	10	7	13	37
Blue Raiders	14	12	21	14	61

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	7	0	0	7
No. 3 Bulldogs	14	28	7	0	49

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