2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2007 record	5–7 (4–3 SBC)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill
Offensive coordinator	G. A. Mangus
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,788)

2007 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2007 college football season. Middle Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off a 7–6 record (6–1 SBC) in 2006.

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 1-A era.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 14–27	11,398
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at #8 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN2	L 42-58	40,882
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at #2 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	GamePlan	L 0-44	92,407
September 20	6:00 p.m.	WKU*	Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	ESPN+/CSS	L 17-20	22,086
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Florida International	Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		W 47-6	15,605
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Virginia*	Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	CSS	L 21-23	23,227
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 21-7	30,101
October 20	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		W 27-7	12,505
October 27	6:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Fouts Field • Denton, TX		W 48-28	18,181
November 3	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 43-40	10,228
November 10	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		L 24-34	19,227
November 20	6:00 p.m.	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN2	L 7-45	18,242
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Central.

Starting Lineup‡

Head Coach: Rick Stockstill (2nd year)

_{‡ - Projected lineup to date. Will be replaced by actual lineup at the beginning of the season.}

Offense

Offensive Coordinator: G.A. Mangus (2nd year)
Offensive Scheme:

Currently, the 2007 Blue Raiders will return the same Offensive Staff from the 2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

Position	Number	Name	Class
QB	#	Player	Yr.
TB	#	Player	Yr.
FB	#	Player	Yr.
TE	#	Player	Yr.
TE	#	Player	Yr.
WR	#	Player	Yr.
WR	#	Player	Yr.
WR	#	Player	Yr.
LT	#	Player	Yr.
LG	#	Player	Yr.
C	#	Player	Yr.
RG	#	Player	Yr.
RT	#	Player	Yr.

Defense

Defensive Coordinator: Manny Diaz (2nd year)
Base Defense:

The entire Middle Tennessee defensive staff returned for the 2007 season.

Position	Number	Name	Class
LE	#	Player	Yr.
LT	#	Player	Yr.
RT	#	Player	Yr.
RE	#	Player	Yr.
SLB	#	Player	Yr.
MLB	#	Player	Yr.
WLB	#	Player	Yr.
LCB	#	Player	Yr.
RCB	#	Player	Yr.
FS	#	Player	Yr.
SS	#	Player	Yr.

Special Teams

Position	Number	Name	Class
K	#	Player	Yr.
KR	#	Player	Yr.
KR	#	Player	Yr.
KR	#	Player	Yr.
P	#	Player	Yr.
PR	#	Player	Yr.

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

Game Capsules

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

Further information: Middle Tennessee–WKU football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
WKU	0	10	3	7	20
Middle Tennessee	3	7	7	0	17

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
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
Arkansas State	0	7	0	0	7
Middle Tennessee	14	10	0	0	24

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	10	20	7	11	48
North Texas	7	14	7	0	28

UL - Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	10	14	6	13	43
UL - Monroe	7	19	7	7	40

UL - Layfayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
UL - Layfayette	0	14	7	13	34
Middle Tennessee	7	14	3	0	24

Troy

Further information: Battle for the Palladium

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	7	0	0	0	7
Troy	10	14	14	7	45

References

• 2007 Middle Tennessee Football Media Guide