2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2013 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 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark 6–2 in conference play to tie for second place in C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where they lost to Navy. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This was Middle Tennessee first year as a member of C-USA after leaving the Sun Belt Conference.

2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 6–24 vs. Navy
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuster Faulkner (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Ellis (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   7 1     10 4  
East Carolina   6 2     10 3  
Middle Tennessee   6 2     8 5  
Florida Atlantic   4 4     6 6  
UAB   1 7     2 10  
Southern Miss   1 7     1 11  
FIU   1 7     1 11  
West Division
Rice x$   7 1     10 4  
UTSA   6 2     7 5  
North Texas   6 2     9 4  
Tulane   5 3     7 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 5     4 8  
Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
UTEP   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:30 pmWestern Carolina*W 45–2420,011
September 711:30 amat North Carolina*ACCNL 20–4048,000
September 146:00 pmMemphis*
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
CSSW 17–1523,992
September 2111:00 amat Florida AtlanticCSSW 42–35 OT13,911
September 278:00 pmat BYU*ESPNUL 10–3758,763
October 52:30 pmEast Carolina 
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
FSNL 17–2423,108
October 126:00 pmat North TexasL 7–3421,171
October 246:30 pmMarshall
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
FS1W 51–4919,898
November 212:00 pmat UABFSNW 24–2120,483
November 93:00 pmFIU
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
FCSW 48–016,717
November 232:30 pmat Southern MissCSSW 42–2122,134
November 302:45 pmUTEP
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
WUXPW 48–1711,560
December 3010:45 amvs. Navy*ESPNL 6–2439,246
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 18 0 6 24
Blue Raiders 21 10 7 7 45

At North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 7 13 20
Tar Heels 13 10 3 14 40

Memphis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 6 3 6 15
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 3 17

At Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 7 147 42
Owls 0 7 14 140 35

At BYU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 0 0 0 10
Cougars 7 16 14 0 37

East Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 3 7 24
Blue Raiders 10 0 7 0 17

At North Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 0 0 7
Mean Green 7 17 0 10 34

Marshall

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 14 14 14 49
Blue Raiders 14 7 17 13 51

At UAB

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 7 17 24
Blazers 7 0 3 11 21
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Raiders 14 10 24 0 48

At Southern Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 21 0 14 42
Golden Eagles 7 0 7 7 21

UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 10 0 17
Blue Raiders 17 17 14 0 48
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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 3 0 0 6
Midshipmen 7 3 0 14 24

After the season

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NFL draft

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The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
5 172 Jimmy Staten Defensive tackle Seattle Seahawks

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "2014 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.