2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy +		6	–	1					8	–	5
Middle Tennessee +		6	–	1					7	–	6
Arkansas State		4	–	3					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		4	–	3					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	4					6	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	4					4	–	8
North Texas		2	–	5					3	–	9
FIU		0	–	7					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions

The 2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2006 college football season. Middle Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off a losing 4–7 record (3–4 SBC) in 2005, which saw the dismissal of former head coach Andy McCollum. The team's new head coach was Rick Stockstill. The Blue Raiders play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium and compete 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, adding 3 wins to the total of the previous season. Also, that season saw the Blue Raiders play in their first bowl game, the Motor City Bowl, in the division 1-A era.

Schedule

August 316:00 p.m.Florida International

• Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
• Murfreesboro, TN

ESPN+W 7-6 20,058 September 95:00 p.m.at Maryland*

• Byrd Stadium
• College Park, MD

L 10-24 47,704 September 146:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*

• Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
• Murfreesboro, TN

ESPNUW 44-0 20,806 September 236:00 p.m.at No. 16 Oklahoma*

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, OK

L 0-59 84,326 September 306:00 p.m.at North Texas

• Fouts Field
• Denton, TX

ESPN+W 35-0 16,986 October 67:00 p.mNo. 8 Louisville*

• LP Field
• Nashville, TN

ESPN2L 17-44 32,797 October 216:00 p.m.at UL-Monroe

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

W 35-21 11,717 October 284:00 p.m.at UL-Lafayette

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

W 34-20 22,093 November 42:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic

• Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
• Murfreesboro, TN

CSSW 35-14 18,712 November 114:00 p.m.at Arkansas State

• Indian Stadium
• Jonesboro, AR

W 38-10 10,176 November 1811:30 a.m.at South Carolina*

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, SC

PPVL 7-52 70,442 November 252:30 p.m.Troy

• Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
• Murfreesboro, TN (Battle for the Palladium)

CSSL 20-21 17,812 December 266:30 p.m.vs. Central Michigan*

• Ford Field
• Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)

ESPNL 14-31 54,113

Starting Lineup‡

Head Coach: Rick Stockstill (1st year)

Offense

Offensive Coordinator: G.A. Mangus (1st year)
Offensive Scheme:

The 2006 Blue Raiders revamped their Offensive Staff from the 2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

Position	Number	Name	Class
QB	#17	Clint Marks	r-Sr.
TB	#20	Eugene Gross	r-Sr.
FB	#38	Hunter Birtsch	r-Jr.
TE	#80	Clinton Corder	r-Jr.
TE	#85	Stephen Chicola	Jr.
WR	#87	Bobby Williams	So.
WR	#13	Taron Henry	r-Jr.
WR	#83	Jonathan Grigsby	r-Jr.
LT	#54	Franklin Dunbar	r-So.
LG	#79	Brandon Nix	Jr.
C	#50	Paul Cantrell	r-Sr.
RG	#77	David Price	r-So.
RT	#73	Germayle Franklin	r-Sr.

Defense

Defensive Coordinator: Manny Diaz (1st year)
Base Defense:

The 2006 Blue Raiders revamped their Defensive Staff from the 2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

Position	Number	Name	Class
LE	#13	Tavares Jones	Jr.
LT	#97	Trevor Jenkins	So.
RT	#56	Wes Hofacker	r-So.
RE	#45	Sean Mosley	r-Jr.
SLB	#39	Marcus Brandon	r-Sr.
MLB	#1	Justin Rainey	r-Sr.
WLB	#25	J.K. Sabb	Sr.
LCB	#24	Bradley Robinson	r-Jr.
RCB	#27	Regie Doucet	Sr.
FS	#5	Damon Nickson	Jr.
SS	#8	Kent Wilson	So.

Special Teams

Position	Number	Name	Class
K	#46	Colby Smith	r-Sr.
KR	#22	DeMarco McNair	r-Jr.
KR	#2	Desmond Gee	Fr.
P	#46	Colby Smith	r-Sr.
PR	#24	Bradley Robinson	r-Jr.

_{* Note: r before the class year means that the player has used a redshirt year.}

Game Capsules

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	6	0	0	0	6
Middle Tennessee	0	7	0	0	7

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	3	0	7	0	10
Maryland	10	7	7	0	24

Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee Tech	0	0	0	0	0
Middle Tennessee	3	0	20	21	44

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma	24	21	7	7	59

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	14	7	7	7	35
North Texas	0	0	0	0	0

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	10	13	7	14	44
Middle Tennessee	10	0	0	7	17

LA-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee					0
LA-Monroe					0

LA-Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee					0
LA-Lafayette					0

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
FAU					0
Middle Tennessee					0

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee					0
A-State					0

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee					0
South Carolina					0

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy					0
Middle Tennessee					0

Motor City Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Michigan					0
Middle Tennessee					0

References

• 2006 Middle Tennessee Football Media Guide