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.
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| 2007 record | 5–7 (4–3 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | G. A. Mangus (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Manny Diaz (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,788) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 I-A era.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | L 14–27 | 11,398 | ||
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Louisville* | ESPN2 | L 42–58 | 40,882 | |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 LSU* | GamePlan | L 0–44 | 92,407 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky* | ESPN+/CSS | L 17–20 | 22,086 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida International | W 47–6 | 15,605 | ||
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia* | CSS | L 21–23 | 23,227 | |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Memphis* | W 21–7 | 30,101 | ||
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | W 27–7 | 12,505 | ||
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Texas | W 48–28 | 18,181 | ||
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 43–40 | 10,228 | ||
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 24–34 | 19,227 | ||
| November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Troy | ESPN2 | L 7–45 | 18,242 | |
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Arkansas State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Middle Tennessee | 10 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 48 |
| North Texas | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Middle Tennessee | 10 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| UL – Monroe | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| UL – Layfayette | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Troy | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
References
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