2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2014

| team = Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Conference USA

| division = East Division

| short_conf = C-USA

| record = 6–6

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = Rick Stockstill

| hc_year = 9th

| off_coach = Buster Faulkner

| oc_year = 3rd

| off_scheme = Pro spread

| codef_coach1 = Steve Ellis

| codc1_year = 4th

| codef_coach2 = Tyrone Nix

| codc2_year = 3rd

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

}}

{{2014 Conference USA football standings}}

The 2014 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 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing second in C-USA's East Division. Despite being bowl eligible, the team was not invited to a bowl game. Middle Tennessee played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2014

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Savannah State

| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| tv =

| score = 61–7

| attend = 15,605

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = TCF Bank Stadium

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| tv = BTN

| score = 24–35

| attend = 47,223

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Western Kentucky

| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename = 100 Miles of Hate

| tv = WUXP

| score = 50–47

| overtime = 3OT

| attend = 24,911

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Memphis

| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 17–36

| attend = 46,378

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Old Dominion

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = FS1

| score = 41–28

| attend = 20,118

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Southern Miss

| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| tv = ASN

| score = 37–31

| attend = 14,022

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = FSN

| score = 24–49

| attend = 30,210

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = UAB

| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| tv = FCS

| score = 34–22

| attend = 18,717

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 7–27

| attend = 18,952

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = FIU

| site_stadium = FIU Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| tv = ASN

| score = 28–38

| attend = 12,917

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Florida Atlantic

| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| tv = ASN

| score = 35–34

| attend = 12,243

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UTEP

| site_stadium = Sun Bowl Stadium

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = ASN

| score = 21–24

| attend = 27,455

}}

}}

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Game summaries

=Savannah State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Tigers

|R1=0 ||R2=0 ||R3=0 ||R4=7 ||RT=

|Home=Blue Raiders

|H1=20 ||H2=14 ||H3=20 ||H4=7 ||HT=

}}

{{Clear}}

=Minnesota=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Blue Raiders

|R1= 0||R2= 0||R3= 17||R4= 7||RT=

|Home=Golden Gophers

|H1= 7||H2= 21||H3= 7||H4= 0||HT=

}}

{{Clear}}

=WKU=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Hilltoppers

|R1= 3||R2= 21||R3= 0||R4= 10||R5=7||R6=3||R7=3||RT=

|Home=Blue Raiders

|H1= 14||H2= 10||H3= 0||H4= 10||H5=7||H6=3||H7=6||HT=

}}

{{Further|100 Miles of Hate}}

{{Clear}}

=Memphis=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Blue Raiders

|R1= 7||R2= 0||R3= 3||R4= 7||RT= 17

|Home=Tigers

|H1= 9||H2= 10||H3= 3||H4= 14||HT= 36

}}

{{Clear}}

=Old Dominion=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Blue Raiders

|R1= 0||R2= 24||R3= 7||R4= 10||RT= 41

|Home=Monarchs

|H1= 0||H2= 7||H3= 14||H4= 7||HT= 28

}}

{{Clear}}

=Southern Miss=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Golden Eagles

|R1= 3||R2= 9||R3= 0||R4= 19||RT= 31

|Home=Blue Raiders

|H1= 10||H2= 14||H3= 0||H4= 13||HT= 37

}}

{{Clear}}

=Marshall=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Blue Raiders

|R1=7 ||R2=10 ||R3=0 ||R4=7 ||RT=

|Home=Thundering Herd

|H1=14 ||H2=14 ||H3=14 ||H4=7 ||HT=

}}

{{Clear}}

=UAB=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Blazers

|R1= 6||R2= 9||R3= 7||R4= 0||RT= 22

|Home=Blue Raiders

|H1= 14||H2= 7||H3= 0||H4= 13||HT= 34

}}

{{Clear}}

=BYU=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Cougars

|R1= 7||R2= 0||R3= 14||R4= 6||RT= 27

|Home=Blue Raiders

|H1= 0||H2= 7||H3= 0||H4= 0||HT= 7

}}

{{Clear}}

=FIU=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Blue Raiders

|R1= 14||R2= 7||R3= 7||R4= 0||RT= 28

|Home=Panthers

|H1= 3||H2= 14||H3= 21||H4= 0||HT= 38

}}

{{Clear}}

=Florida Atlantic=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Owls

|R1= 17||R2= 0||R3= 10||R4= 7||RT= 34

|Home=Blue Raiders

|H1= 7||H2= 7||H3= 7||H4= 14||HT= 35

}}

{{Clear}}

=UTEP=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Blue Raiders

|R1= 7||R2= 7||R3= 0||R4= 7||RT= 21

|Home=Miners

|H1= 3||H2= 7||H3= 7||H4= 7||HT= 24

}}

{{Clear}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football navbox}}

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