Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium , the home of MTSU football since 1933.
This is a list of seasons completed by the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team . The Blue Raiders compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of Conference USA . They play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium , which has a seating capacity of 30,788.
Middle Tennessee began playing football in 1911 as a small-college program. Following the NCAA's reclassification into divisions in 1973, the Blue Raiders competed as a Division II program for five seasons before moving up to the Division I-AA (now FCS) level in 1978. MTSU made seven appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoff before transitioning to Division I-A/FBS in 1999.
The Blue Raiders have won 13 conference championships in program history and have played in 13 bowl games, winning eight. The team is currently led by first-year head coach Derek Mason , who took over for Rick Stockstill after 18 years at the helm.
Seasons
Legend
† National champions
† Conference champions
‡ Division champions
^ Bowl game berth / playoff result
List of Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons[ 1]
Season
Team
Head coach
Conference
Regular season results
Postseason results
Final ranking
Overall
Conference
Bowl game/Playoff result
AP /NCAA Poll
Coaches' Poll
Win
Loss
Tie
Win
Loss
Tie
Finish[ 2]
Middle Tennessee State Normal
1911
1911
L. T. Weber
Independent
0
2
0
—
—
—
1912
1912
1
0
0
—
—
—
1913
1913
Alfred B. Miles
5
1
1
—
—
—
1914
1914
5
0
1
—
—
—
1915
1915
3
3
1
—
—
—
1916
1916
5
2
0
—
—
—
1917
1917
Johnny Floyd
7
0
0
—
—
—
1918
No team due to World War I
1919
1919
Alfred B. Miles
6
0
0
—
—
—
1920
1920
4
1
0
—
—
—
1921
1921
3
2
1
—
—
—
1922
1922
2
6
0
—
—
—
1923
1923
3
1
0
—
—
—
1924
1924
Guy Stephenson
1
5
0
—
—
—
Middle Tennessee State Teachers
1925
1925
Guy Stephenson
Independent
3
4
2
—
—
—
1926
1926
Frank Faulkinberry
4
2
1
—
—
—
1927
1927
6
2
0
—
—
—
1928
1928
2
4
1
—
—
—
1929
1929
6
3
1
—
—
—
1930
1930
5
5
1
—
—
—
1931
1931
6
4
0
—
—
—
1932
1932
4
6
0
—
—
—
1933
1933
E. M. Waller
1
7
1
—
—
—
Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders
1934
1934
E. M. Waller
Independent
2
7
0
—
—
—
1935
1935
Johnny Floyd
8
0
0
—
—
—
1936
1936
7
1
0
—
—
—
1937
1937
6
1
1
—
—
—
1938
1938
2
6
0
—
—
—
1939
1939
Ernest Alley
1
6
1
—
—
—
1940
1940
Elwin W. Midgett
4
4
0
—
—
—
1941
1941
4
3
1
—
—
—
1942
1942
4
2
1
—
—
—
1943
No team due to World War II
1944
1945
1946
1946
6
2
1
—
—
—
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
1947
1947
Charles M. Murphy
Independent
9
1
0
—
—
—
1948
1948
5
5
0
—
—
—
1949
1949
8
0
1
—
—
—
1950
1950
9
2
0
—
—
—
1951
1951
7
2
2
—
—
—
1952
1952
Ohio Valley
6
5
0
2
2
0
4th
—
—
—
1953
1953
7
4
0
3
2
0
3rd
—
—
—
1954
1954
4
4
2
2
2
1
4th
—
—
—
1955
1955
7
2
1
4
1
0
2nd
—
—
—
1956
1956 †
7
3
0
5
0
0
1st†
Lost 1956 Refrigerator Bowl againstSam Houston State , 13–27 ^
—
—
1957
1957 †
10
0
0
5
0
0
1st†
—
—
—
1958
1958 †
8
2
0
5
1
0
1st†
—
—
11
1959
1959 †
10
0
1
5
0
1
1st†
Won 1960 Tangerine Bowl againstPresbyterian , 21–12 ^
—
3
1960
1960
5
5
0
4
3
0
2nd
—
—
—
1961
1961
7
4
0
5
1
0
2nd
Lost 1961 Tangerine Bowl againstLamar Tech , 14–21 ^
—
—
1962
1962 †
6
4
0
4
2
0
1st†
—
—
—
1963
1963
8
2
0
6
1
0
2nd
—
—
—
1964
1964 †
8
2
1
6
1
0
1st†
Won 1964 Grantland Rice Bowl againstMuskingum , 20–0 ^
—
—
1965
1965 †
10
0
0
7
0
0
1st†
—
—
2
1966
1966
7
3
0
5
2
0
2nd
—
—
—
1967
1967
5
5
0
4
3
0
3rd
—
—
—
1968
1968
2
8
0
1
6
0
8th
—
—
—
1969
1969
Donald E. Fuoss
1
9
0
1
6
0
8th
—
—
—
1970
1970
Bill Peck
6
3
1
2
3
1
5th
—
—
—
1971
1971
7
4
0
5
2
0
T-2nd
—
—
—
1972
1972
7
3
1
4
2
1
3rd
—
—
—
1973 [ a]
1973
4
7
0
3
4
0
T-5th
—
—
—
1974
1974
3
8
0
2
5
0
6th
—
—
—
1975
1975
Ben Hurt
4
7
0
3
4
0
6th
—
—
—
1976
1976
4
7
0
2
5
0
T-7th
—
—
—
1977
1977
3
8
0
3
4
0
5th
—
—
—
1978 [ b]
1978
1
9
1
1
5
0
7th
—
—
—
1979
1979
Boots Donnelly
1
9
0
1
5
0
6th
—
—
—
1980
1980
2
8
0
2
5
0
7th
—
—
—
1981
1981
6
5
0
4
4
0
T-4th
—
—
—
1982
1982
8
3
0
4
3
0
3rd
—
—
—
1983
1983
8
2
0
5
2
0
T-2nd
—
16
—
1984
1984
11
3
0
5
2
0
T-2nd
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Semifinals ^
7
—
1985
1985 †
11
1
0
7
0
0
1st†
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^
1
—
1986
1986
6
5
0
4
3
0
T-3rd
—
—
—
1987
1987
6
5
0
4
2
0
3rd
—
—
—
1988
1988
7
4
0
4
2
0
2nd
—
—
—
1989
1989 †
9
4
0
6
0
0
1st†
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^
T-10
—
1990
1990 †
11
2
0
5
1
0
1st†
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^
1
—
1991
1991
9
4
0
6
1
0
2nd
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^
9
—
1992
1992 †
10
3
0
8
0
0
1st†
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^
4
—
1993
1993
5
6
0
4
4
0
T-4th
—
—
—
1994
1994
8
3
1
7
1
0
2nd
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^
16
—
1995
1995
7
4
0
6
2
0
3rd
—
25
—
1996 [ c]
1996
6
5
4
4
T-4th
—
—
—
1997
1997
4
6
2
5
6th
—
—
—
1998
1998
5
5
5
2
T-2nd
—
—
—
1999 [ d]
1999
Andy McCollum
Independent
3
8
—
—
—
2000
2000
6
5
—
—
—
2001
2001 †
Sun Belt
8
3
5
1
T-1st†
—
—
—
2002
2002
4
8
2
4
T-4th
—
—
—
2003
2003
4
8
4
3
T-2nd
—
—
—
2004
2004
5
6
4
4
5th
—
—
—
2005
2005
4
7
3
4
T-4th
—
—
—
2006
2006 †
Rick Stockstill
7
6
6
1
T-1st†
Lost 2006 Motor City Bowl againstCentral Michigan , 14–31 ^
—
—
2007
2007
5
7
4
3
T-3rd
—
—
—
2008
2008
5
7
4
3
T-5th
—
—
—
2009
2009
10
3
7
1
T-2nd
Won 2009 New Orleans Bowl againstSouthern Miss , 42–32 ^
—
—
2010
2010
6
7
5
3
3rd
Lost 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl againstMiami (OH) , 21–35 ^
—
—
2011
2011
2
10
1
7
8th
—
—
—
2012
2012
8
4
6
2
T-2nd
—
—
—
2013
2013
Conference USA
8
5
6
2
T-2nd
Lost 2013 Armed Forces Bowl againstNavy , 6–24 ^
—
—
2014
2014
6
6
5
3
2nd
—
—
—
2015
2015
7
6
6
2
2nd
Lost 2015 Bahamas Bowl againstWestern Michigan , 31–45 ^
—
—
2016
2016
8
5
5
3
3rd
Lost 2016 Hawaii Bowl againstHawaii , 35-52 ^
—
—
2017
2017
7
6
4
4
T-3rd
Won 2017 Camellia Bowl againstArkansas State , 35-30 ^
—
—
2018
2018
8
6
7
1
1st‡
Lost 2018 New Orleans Bowl againstAppalachian State , 13–45 ^
—
—
2019
2019
4
8
3
5
T-5th
—
—
—
2020
2020
3
6
2
4
5th
—
—
—
2021
2021
7
6
4
4
4th
Won 2021 Bahamas Bowl againstToledo , 31–24 ^
—
—
2022
2022
8
5
4
4
T-4th
Won 2022 Hawaii Bowl againstSan Diego State , 25–23 ^
—
—
2023
2023
4
8
3
5
5th
—
—
—
Totals
All-time: 608–463–28 (.566)
Conference: 292–188–4 (.607)
Postseason: 11–15–0 (.423)
Notes
^ Middle Tennessee was classified as an NCAA Division II program in 1973 when the NCAA began the divisional model.
^ In 1978, the NCAA subdivided Division I into I-A and I-AA . Middle Tennessee moved up to the I-AA level along with the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference .
^ Overtime rules were added for NCAA football in 1996, eliminating ties.
^ Middle Tennessee moved up to Division I-A in 1999, playing as an independent.
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