2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record5–7 (4–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorG. A. Mangus (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorManny Diaz (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Florida Atlantic +   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Troy +   6 – 1     8 – 4  
  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

The 2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
L 14–2711,398
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 8 Louisville*
ESPN2L 42–5840,882
September 157:00 p.m.at No. 2 LSU*
GamePlanL 0–4492,407
September 206:00 p.m.Western Kentucky*
ESPN+/CSSL 17–2022,086
September 296:00 p.m.FIU
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 47–615,605
October 66:00 p.m.Virginia*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
CSSL 21–2323,227
October 137:00 p.m.at Memphis*
W 21–730,101
October 202:30 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–712,505
October 276:00 p.m.at North Texas
W 48–2818,181
November 36:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
W 43–4010,228
November 102:30 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayettedagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 24–3419,227
November 206:00 p.m.at Troy
ESPN2L 7–4518,242
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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

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

FIU

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

Louisiana–Monroe

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

Louisiana–Lafayette

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

After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2008 NFL draft following the season.[1]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 167 Erik Walden Defensive end Dallas Cowboys

References

  1. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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