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This win was the sixth time Middle Tennessee has come-from-behind for a victory under head coach Rick Stockstill. It is the third instance it happened this year with the Blue Raiders pulling out triumphs on the road at Maryland and at FAU. |
This win was the sixth time Middle Tennessee has come-from-behind for a victory under head coach Rick Stockstill. It is the third instance it happened this year with the Blue Raiders pulling out triumphs on the road at Maryland and at FAU. |
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Louisiana–Monroe | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team will represent Middle Tennessee State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football for the 2009 season. Middle Tennessee will compete as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team will be led by head coach Rick Stockstill. The Blue Raiders play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium.
In February 2009, Tony Franklin, former Troy and Auburn Offensive Coordinator, was hired as to fill the vacant position of Offensive Coordinator at Middle Tennessee. He replaced G.A. Mangus who left Middle Tennessee to become the quarterbacks coach at South Carolina.
The 2009 schedules features an opener at Clemson on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The game will be followed by an in-state rivalry game against Conference USA member Memphis at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium. The Blue Raiders will return to Maryland for a third time, and will host their first ever Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponent, Mississippi State, in school history. Mississippi State is the 3rd BCS opponent to visit Middle Tennessee at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium.
Schedule
April 181:00 PMBlue Vs. White Spring Game
W White 35-17 2,518
|- !colspan=8| Regular Season
September 55:00PMat Clemson*
ESPN360L 37-14 75,000 September 126:00PMMemphis*
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
CSSW 31-14 28,105 September 192:30PMat Maryland*
ESPN360W 32-31 43,167 September 266:00PMat North Texas
W 37-21 22,346 October 67:00PMat Troy
ESPN2L 31-7 17,108 October 1711:30AMMississippi State*
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
ESPNUL 27-6 23,882 October 242:30PMWestern Kentucky
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
CSSW 62-24 17,787 October 313:00PMat Florida Atlantic
W 27-20 15,568 November 73:30PMFlorida International
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
ESPN360W 48-21 17,808 November 143:15PMLouisiana-Lafayette
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
CSSW 34-17 16,411 November 213:30PMArkansas State
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
ESPN360 November 283:15PMat Louisiana-Monroe
CSS
Game Notes
Clemson
Current Series Record: Clemson 2-0
Pregame Line: Clemson -18.5
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Tigers | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
Middle Tennessee fell behind early and could not recover in dropping its season opener, 37-14, to host Clemson as the 95th season of Blue Raider football kicked off Saturday evening in front a crowd of 75,000 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. The final score was the same as the only other meeting in the series, Sept. 13, 2003.
Dasher eclipsed the 200-yard barrier through the air for the third time in his career with 204 yards on 20-of-42. His 43-yard strike to Blissard was the longest for the Blue Raiders in the game.
Dasher also finished as the team leader with 61 yards on the ground. Middle Tennessee could not get much of a ground attack going, finishing with 92 yards on 37 carries for a 2.5-yard average. Blissard was the MT leader with 68 yards receiving in his first game as a Blue Raider. [1]
Memphis
Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 14-7-1
Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -1.0
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Blackout proved once again to be a winning theme for the Middle Tennessee football team as they rode the back of quarterback Dwight Dasher in earning its first victory of the season, a 31-14 decision against Memphis, in front of a Floyd Stadium-record 28,105 in attendance in the home opener in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Saturday evening. It kicked-off the 74th season of Blue Raider football at its home venue and surpassed the previous stadium attendance mark of 27,568 against Tennessee State Sept. 5, 1998.
Dasher ended the contest with 320 combined yards, including an 18-of-26 and two touchdown effort through the air. He also had a team-best outing of 17 carries for 89 yards on the ground, outgaining the Tiger offense by himself by 101 yards. Through the first two games, Dasher has accounted for 585 of the team's 735 total yards, a 80.0 percentage. [2]
Maryland
Current Series Record: Tied 2-2
Pregame Line: Maryland -6
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 0 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
Terrapins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Middle Tennessee's Alan Gendreau hit a 19-yard field goal as time expired, silencing the crowd of 43,167 at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md., Saturday afternoon, as the Blue Raiders defeated Maryland for the second-straight season, 32-31, in a see-saw thriller. It gave Middle Tennessee its first road victory over a BCS-conference opponent since 2005 when it defeated Vanderbilt.
The game-winning drive covered 73 yards on eight plays, as quarterback Dwight Dasher was 4-of-4 for 65 yards, including a 35-yard strike to Chris McClover to take the Blue Raiders down to the Terrapin 10-yard line.
Dasher completed the contest 27-of-44 for a career-high 324 yards and two touchdowns. He also had one score on the ground. D.D. Kyles paced the Blue Raider ground attack with only 34 yards, while McClover was the leading receiver with seven catches for 110 yards. [3]
North Texas
Current Series Record: North Texas 5-4
Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -6.5
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 10 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
Mean Green | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Middle Tennessee football opened Sun Belt action by winning its third-straight game and improved on its best start in eight years with a 37-21 victory at North Texas Saturday evening in front of 22,346 at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas. The three-game winning streak is the first for the Blue Raiders since they won three late last season, while the 3-1 start is the second best in the school's FBS (1999-present) era, following the 4-0 opening by the 2001 squad.
Dasher finished with his fourth-straight 200-plus passing outing, completing 21-of-43 for 269 yards and two touchdowns. He was also the team's leading rusher with 75 yards on 16 carries and two scores. Sancho McDonald led the squad with 74 yards receiving on five receptions.
Derrick Crumpton paced the defense with eight tackles, leading topping Alex Suber's seven. The defense forced 5 turnovers, while Middle Tennessee had no turnovers. [4]
Troy - Battle for the Palladium
Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 11-6
Pregame Line: Troy -6.5
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Trojans | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Middle Tennessee could only score once, a third quarter touchdown, and host Troy rolled to a 31-7 win in front of a crowd of 17,108 at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Ala., plus countless others watching live nationally on ESPN2 Tuesday night.
Dwight Dasher entered play tonight ranked sixth nationally in total offense and first in touches per game. After a slow start, Dasher rebounded to account for 298 yards of Middle Tennessee total yardage of 354. Dasher, who went over the 200-yard passing mark for the fifth straight game, finished with 56 total touches, just shy of his national-leading 56.75 average coming into the game. [5]
Mississippi State
Current Series Record: Mississippi State 4-0
Pregame Line: Mississippi State -4
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Missed opportunities in the red zone and second half turnovers were the story Saturday as host Middle Tennessee was held out of the end zone in a 27-6 loss to Mississippi State in front of 23,882 fans at Floyd Stadium on cold and blustery Hall of Fame Day in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Mississippi State was the first Southeastern Conference opponent to make an appearance at Floyd Stadium.
Mississippi State controlled the line of scrimmage with a 333-248 advantage on total yards, including a 178-42 edge on the ground. Dixon finished with a game-high 135 yards on 27 carries with two scores, while Lee added 38 yards. Lee was 14-of-20 through the air for 155 yards.
Dasher was the team's leading ball carrier with 47 yards, while he completed 50.0 percent of his passes (11-of-22) for 129 yards. [6]
Western Kentucky
Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 31-28-1
Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -18
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 62 |
Dwight Dasher's career day on a record-breaking afternoon spurred Middle Tennessee football to a 62-24 win over rival Western Kentucky in front of 17,787 on a cool Homecoming outing at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Dasher finished 22-of-35 for 355 yards and three scores, the eighth-highest passing day in school history. He added two more scores on the ground as the Blue Raiders scored the most points and gained the most yards (646) under head coach Rick Stockstill (2006-present).
Middle Tennessee churned out 646 yards of offense and 62 points in the win over WKU. The yardage total went down as the most under Rick Stockstill, breaking the previous best mark of 555 yards set against Louisville in 2007. The 62 points also went down as the most ever by a Rick Stockstill coached team and the most by the Blue Raiders since they put up 70 in a win over Idaho on Oct. 6, 2001. The 646 yards rank third on the program's all-time list and is the second most Middle Tennessee has put up in a Sun Belt Conference game, trailing only that Idaho game when the Blue Raiders gained 685 yards. [7]
Florida Atlantic
Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 4-3
Pregame Line: Florida Atlantic -1
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Owls | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Quarterback Dwight Dasher sprinted for a career-long 74-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to provide the winning difference in a come-from-behind 27-20 Middle Tennessee victory at Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon in Sun Belt action. The Owls had one last chance, but a fourth-down pass was ruled out-of-bounds, ending the thriller on Halloween in front of 15,568 fans at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Dasher's career-best dash with 5:31 remaining gave the Blue Raiders a pair of players over the 100-yard barrier, as he finished with 108, trailing only the 140 accumulated by teammate D.D. Kyles, who made his second career start.
Danny Carmichael led the Blue Raider defense with a career-high 15 tackles, while Cam Robinson added a career-best 14 stops. Kevin Brown and Kellem each registered 10 tackles for Middle Tennessee.
The Blue Raiders' capitalized on a blocked punt by SaCoby Carter for their first score, with only 43 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Sherman Neal grabbed the loose ball behind punter Mickey Groody and returned it 29 yards to bring Middle Tennessee (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt) within three, 10-7. The next punt did not fare much better for the Owls. The snap went high, forcing Groody to roll to his left, and Neal was in the backfield to record the tackle. It gave the Blue Raiders the ball on the Owl 37. Jeremy Kellem was able to get a hand on a Groody punt halfway through the period to raise the blocked kick total to three, the highest by a Middle Tennessee team since the Blue Raiders matched the effort in 2002 against North Texas. [8]
Florida International
Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 3-2
Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -13
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Panthers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Blue Raiders | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 48 |
Middle Tennessee tallied 34 unanswered points behind a strong performance on the ground, led by quarterback Dwight Dasher, and was able to hold on for a 48-21 win Saturday afternoon against visiting FIU in front of 17,808 at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The victory secures bowl eligibility for the Blue Raiders with three games remaining in the regular season.
Middle Tennessee finished with 385 rushing yards, the fourth-highest total in a school history, and the third-straight contest in which the Blue Raiders surpassed the 200-yard plateau. Dasher ended the game with 178 yards on the ground, while adding 182 through the air on 13-of-28 and two touchdowns. For the year, Dasher now has 2,029 yards passing and 703 yards rushing.
With Middle Tennessee's win over FIU ran its record to 6-3 which is the best start to a season since 2006 when the Blue Raiders competed in the Motor City Bowl. The six wins now make Middle Tennessee bowl eligible. [9]
Louisiana-Lafayette
Current Series Record: Louisiana-Lafayette 6-5
Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -12.5
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Defense and quarterback Dwight Dasher turned up the intensity in the second half as Middle Tennessee won its fourth straight with a 34-17 victory Saturday against Louisiana in front of 16,411 at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
The Blue Raider defense sacked Ragin' Cajun quarterback Chris Masson five times, one more instance than the Louisiana offense had allowed all season, tying for the fewest in the nation entering the contest. The Ragin' Cajuns were held to only 75 yards in the second half.
Dasher finished 16-of-25 for 219 yards and two touchdowns, leading Middle Tennessee to four scores on seven drives in the final 30 minutes after trailing by three at halftime.
This win was the sixth time Middle Tennessee has come-from-behind for a victory under head coach Rick Stockstill. It is the third instance it happened this year with the Blue Raiders pulling out triumphs on the road at Maryland and at FAU. [10]
Arkansas State
Series Record Prior to 2009 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 8-2
Pregame Line:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisiana-Monroe
Series Record Prior to 2009 Meeting: Middle Tennessee 7-2
Pregame Line:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching Personnel
- Head Coach: Rick Stockstill
- Asst. HC/Defensive Line: Les Herrin
- Offensive Coordinator/QB: Tony Franklin
- Offensive Line: Jimmy Ray Stephens
- Wide Receivers: Justin Watts
- Inside Receivers: Brent Brock
- Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Manny Diaz
- Running Backs: Willie Simmons
- Safeties: David Bibee
- Cornerbacks: Steve Ellis
- Strength: Russell Patterson
Depth Chart
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See also
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
- Band of Blue
- Sun Belt Conference
External links
References
- ^ Early Deficit Drops Blue Raiders to Season-Opening Loss GoBlueRaiders.com, Sept. 5, 2009
- ^ Floyd Stadium-Record Crowd Witnesses Blue Raider Win GoBlueRaiders.com, Sept. 12, 2009
- ^ Blue Raiders Crack Terrapin Shell For Second-Straight Year GoBlueRaiders.com, Sept. 19, 2009. Accessed 2009-09-19. Archived 2009-09-26.
- ^ Blue Raider Football Opens Sun Belt Action With Win GoBlueRaiders.com, Sept. 26, 2009. Accessed 2009-09-27. Archived 2009-09-30.
- ^ Blue Raiders Fall on the Road at Troy GoBlueRaiders.com, Oct. 6, 2009.
- ^ Blue Raiders Fall in Return Home GoBlueRaiders.com, Oct. 17, 2009.
- ^ Dasher Sparks Blue Raiders to Homecoming Win Over Hilltoppers GoBlueRaiders.com, Oct. 24, 2009.
- ^ Blue Raiders Pull Out Comeback Win on Halloween at Florida Atlantic GoBlueRaiders.com, Oct. 31, 2009.
- ^ Ground Game Lifts Blue Raiders to Bowl Eligibility GoBlueRaiders.com, Nov. 7, 2009.
- ^ Middle Tennessee Wins Fourth Straight Behind Strong Second-Half Effort GoBlueRaiders.com, Nov. 14, 2009.