2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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The 2020 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 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–6 (2–4 C-USA)
Headcoach
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2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–6 (2–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (5th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
 2019
2021 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy 41  73 
Florida Atlantic 42  54 
Western Kentucky 43  57 
Charlotte 22  24 
Middle Tennessee 24  36 
FIU 03  05 
West Division
UAB xy$ 31  63 
UTSA 52  75 
Louisiana Tech 42  55 
North Texas 34  46 
Rice 23  23 
Southern Miss 24  37 
UTEP 04  35 
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.
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Preseason

CUSA media days

The CUSA Media Days was held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]

Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] The original 2020 schedule consists of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Blue Raiders had games scheduled against Duke, Indiana State, Old Dominion, UConn, Virginia Tech, and UAB which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5][6]

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 12:30 p.m.at Army* CBSSN L 0–42 5,249
September 192:30 p.m. Troy* ESPN L 14–47 6,000
September 257:00 p.m. at UTSA CBSSN L 35–37 6,182
October 3 4:00 p.m. Western Kentucky
ESPN3 L 17–20 6,500
October 10 3:00 p.m. at FIU ESPNU W 31–28 2,213
October 17 4:00 p.m. North Texas
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
Stadium L 35–52 5,000
October 24 2:30 p.m. at Rice ESPN3 W 40–34 2OT 0
November 14 12:00 p.m.at No. 16 Marshall CBSSN L 14–42 12,224
November 21 2:30 p.m. at Troy* ESPN3 W 20–17 12,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Game summaries

At Army

Middle Tennessee at Army
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Blue Raiders 0 000 0
Black Knights 7 14147 42
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More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
StatisticsMiddle TennesseeArmy
First downs1324
Total yards184368
Rushing yards75340
Passing yards10928
Turnovers40
Time of possession24:3135:29
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassingChase Cunningham7/10, 63 yards
RushingChaton Mobley5 carries, 27 yards
ReceivingJarrin Pierce4 receptions, 33 yards
ArmyPassingChristian Anderson2/4, 28 yards
RushingTyrell Robinson9 carries, 94 yards
ReceivingIsaiah Alston1 reception, 18 yards
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Troy

Troy at Middle Tennessee State
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Trojans 7 19147 47
Blue Raiders 7 007 14
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  • Date: September 19, 2020
  • Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Hazy, Cool, Nice • Wind: 6 N MPH
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)
      
More information Statistics, Troy ...
StatisticsTroyMiddle Tennessee
First downs3015
Total yards496241
Rushing yards24087
Passing yards256154
Turnovers23
Time of possession35:4524:15
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TroyPassingGunnar Watson26/37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingB. J. Smith10 carries, 81 yards
ReceivingKhalil McClain6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara16/23, 109 yards, 1 INT
RushingAsher O'Hara14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJarrin Pierce11 receptions, 81 yards
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At UTSA

Middle Tennessee at Texas–San Antonio
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Blue Raiders 3 71312 35
Roadrunners 0 17173 37
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More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
StatisticsMiddle TennesseeUTSA
First downs2716
Total yards563391
Rushing yards19188
Passing yards372303
Turnovers21
Time of possession35:4024:20
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara31/47, 372 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
RushingJayy McDonald7 carries, 76 yards
ReceivingJarrin Pierce7 receptions, 107 yards
UTSAPassingJosh Adkins16/28, 233 yards, 1 TD
RushingSincere McCormick19 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingZakhari Franklin6 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD
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Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Hilltoppers 0 1037 20
Blue Raiders 0 1007 17
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  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,500
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny & Nice • Wind: ESE 1 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Jake Rose (play–by–play) and Jeremy Kellem (analyst)
    
More information Statistics, Western Kentucky ...
StatisticsWestern KentuckyMiddle Tennessee
First downs2118
Total yards326319
Rushing yards138102
Passing yards188217
Turnovers10
Time of possession31:3528:25
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Western KentuckyPassingTyrrell Pigrome21/36, 188 yards, 2 TDs
RushingTyrrell Pigrome16 carries, 55 yards
ReceivingXavier Lane7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara23/33, 217 yards, 1 TD
RushingAsher O'Hara25 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJarrin Pierce9 receptions, 65 yards
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At FIU

Middle Tennessee at Florida International
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Blue Raiders 0 1777 31
Panthers 7 7140 28
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More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
StatisticsMiddle TennesseeFIU
First downs2315
Total yards404328
Rushing yards136270
Passing yards26858
Turnovers21
Time of possession31:4628:14
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara23/42, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
RushingAsher O'Hara23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingJarrin Pierce5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
FIUPassingKaylan Wiggins5/15, 37 yards, 1 INT
RushingShaun Peterson Jr.15 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingNate Jefferson2 receptions, 19 yards
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North Texas

North Texas at Middle Tennessee
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Mean Green 7 142110 52
Blue Raiders 21 707 35
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  • Date: October 17, 2020
  • Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Game start: 4:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny, nice • Wind: SSE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play–by–play) and Max Starks (analyst)
        
More information Statistics, North Texas ...
StatisticsNorth TexasMiddle Tennessee
First downs3223
Total yards768432
Rushing yards462268
Passing yards306164
Turnovers31
Time of possession27:5232:08
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North TexasPassingJason Bean12/17, 181 yards, 2 TDs
RushingJason Bean10 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs
ReceivingJaelon Darden10 receptions, 204 yards, 1 TD
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara18/29, 164 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingChaton Mobley14 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingCJ Windham4 receptions, 49 yards
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At Rice

Middle Tennessee at Rice
More information Team, OT ...
Team 1 234OTTotal
Blue Raiders 0 141736 40
Owls 6 76140 33
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  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Location: Rice Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 6 MPH
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
        
More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
StatisticsMiddle TennesseeRice
First downs2226
Total yards451425
Rushing yards118183
Passing yards333242
Turnovers13
Time of possession27:0332:57
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs
RushingAsher O'Hara22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingCJ Windham7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
RicePassingMike Collins18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
RushingJuma Otoviano20 carries, 84 yards
ReceivingAustin Trammell3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs
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At Marshall

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 7 0 14
No. 16 Thundering Herd 7 14 21 0 42
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More information Statistics, MTSU ...
Statistics MTSU MRSH
First downs1826
Plays–yards68–30375–520
Rushes–yards23–5638–184
Passing yards247336
Passing: compattint30–45–025–37–0
Time of possession24:4635:14
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle Tennessee PassingAsher O'Hara29/44, 241 yards, 1 TD
RushingAsher O'Hara11 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJarrin Pierce9 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD
Marshall PassingGrant Wells25/37, 336 yards, 5 TD
RushingBrenden Knox16 carries, 70 yards
ReceivingWillie Johnson8 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD
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At Troy

Middle Tennessee at Troy
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Blue Raiders 7 1003 20
Trojans 3 707 17
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  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
    
More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
StatisticsMiddle TennesseeTroy
First downs2318
Total yards396392
Rushing yards18692
Passing yards210300
Turnovers02
Time of possession37:2122:39
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara19/23, 210 yards
RushingAsher O'Hara25 carries, 86 yards
ReceivingYusuf Ali7 receptions, 90 yards
TroyPassingGunnar Watson25/39, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs
RushingB. J. Smith10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKhalil McClain6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
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