2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2021 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 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they defeated Toledo. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Toledo
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Dearmon (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Western Kentucky xy 71  95 
Marshall 53  76 
Old Dominion 53  67 
Middle Tennessee 44  76 
Florida Atlantic 35  57 
Charlotte 35  57 
FIU 08  111 
West Division
UTSA xy$ 71  122 
UAB 62  94 
North Texas 53  67 
UTEP 44  76 
Rice 35  48 
Southern Miss 26  39 
Louisiana Tech 26  39 
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[1][2] The 2021 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season.[1][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 45:00 p.m.No. 13 (FCS) Monmouth*ESPN3W 50–1515,017
September 111:00 p.m.at No. 19 Virginia Tech*ACCNX/ESPN+L 14–3553,680
September 184:00 p.m.at UTSAESPN+L 13–2716,202
September 245:30 p.m.at CharlotteCBSSNL 39–4211,076
October 25:30 p.m.Marshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
StadiumW 34–2815,806
October 92:30 p.m.at Liberty*ESPN3L 13–4119,935
October 225:00 p.m.at UConn*CBSSNW 44–1310,698
October 302:30 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+W 35–1010,721
November 62:30 p.m.at Western KentuckyStadiumL 21–4815,022
November 132:30 p.m.FIU
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3W 50–1010,606
November 202:30 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+L 17–249,606
November 276:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticStadiumW 27–1715,127
December 1711:00 a.m.vs. Toledo*ESPNW 31–2413,596
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References


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