2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2021
| sport = football
| team = Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
| image = Middle Tennessee MT Logomark.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Conference USA
| division = East Division
| short_conf = C-USA
| record = 7–6
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach = Rick Stockstill
| hc_year = 16th
| off_coach = Brent Dearmon
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Pro spread
| def_coach = Scott Shafer
| dc_year = 5th
| def_scheme = Multiple 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| champion = Bahamas Bowl champion
| bowl = Bahamas Bowl
| bowl_result = {{Tooltip|W|Won}} 31–24 vs. Toledo
}}
{{2021 Conference USA football standings}}
The 2021 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 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they defeated Toledo. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Schedule
Middle Tennessee announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://goblueraiders.com/news/2021/1/27/blue-raiders-announce-2021-football-schedule.aspx|title=Blue Raiders announce 2021 football schedule|publisher=Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics|date=January 27, 2021|accessdate=January 30, 2021}} The 2021 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season.{{cite news|first=Monte|last=Hale Jr.|title=MTSU announces 2021 football schedule|url=https://www.murfreesboropost.com/sports/mtsu-announces-2021-football-schedule/article_7cf50e5c-6116-11eb-805b-27ddb1ae6772.html|access-date=30 January 2021|date=January 27, 2021|work=Murfreesboro Post|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-2021/team/middle-tennessee|title=2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Schedule|publisher=FBSchedule|accessdate=January 30, 2021}}
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2021
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Monmouth
| opprank = 13 (FCS)
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 50–15
| tv = ESPN3
| attend = 15,017
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| score = 14–35
| attend = 53,680
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UTSA
| site_stadium = Alamodome
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| score = 13–27
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 16,202
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 24|Friday}}
| time = 5:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = 39–42
| tv = CBSSN
| attend = 11,076
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 5:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 34–28
| tv = Stadium
| attend = 15,806
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Liberty
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| score = 13–41
| tv = ESPN3
| attend = 19,935
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 22|Friday}}
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UConn
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| score = 44–13
| tv = CBSSN
| attend = 10,698
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| homecoming = y
| score = 35–10
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 10,721
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename = 100 Miles of Hate
| score = 21–48
| tv = Stadium
| attend = 15,022
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = FIU
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 50–10
| tv = ESPN3
| attend = 10,606
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 17–24
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 9,606
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = FAU Stadium
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| score = 27–17
| tv = Stadium
| attend = 15,127
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|December 17|Friday}}
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = {{Flag icon|Bahamas}} Thomas Robinson Stadium
| site_cityst = Nassau, Bahamas
| gamename = Bahamas Bowl
| score = 31–24
| tv = ESPN
| attend = 13,596
}}
}}
References
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