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Middle Tennessee (7-5; 6-2) Vs WMU (7-5; 6-2) Thurs., Dec
Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 MIDDLE} 2015 BAHAMAS BOWL } 2013 Armed Forces Bowl } 2011 GoDaddy.comTENNESSEE Bowl } 2009 New Orleans Bowl Champions } 2006 Motor City Bowl Middle Tennessee (7-5; 6-2) vs WMU (7-5; 6-2) Thurs., Dec. 24, 2015 • Robinson Stadium (15,000) • Nassau, Bahamas 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 13 7-5, 6-2 C-USA (home: 5-1; away: 2-4) raiders compete in 5th bowl under stockstill SEPTEMBER } Middle Tennessee will face Western Michigan 5 JACKSON STATE W, 70-14 in the second annual Popeye’s Bahamas Bowl on 12 at #2 Alabama (SECN) L, 37-10 Dec. 24 for the Blue Raiders’ fifth bowl game in the 19 *CHARLOTTE W, 73-14 FBS era. 26 at Illinois (ESPNews) L, 27-25 OCTOBER QUICK HITTERS 3 VANDERBILT (CBS SN) L, 17-13 10 *at WKU (FSN) L, 58-28 } The Blue Raiders have been bowl eligible seven 17 *FIU (FSN) W, 42-34 times in 10 years and the Bahamas Bowl will be the 24 *at Louisiana Tech (ASN) L, 45-16 fifth bowl game in the FBS era. NOVEMBER } Middle Tennessee has 20 players on its roster with 7 *MARSHALL (FSN) W, 27-24 (3OT) a degree in hand for the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. SERIES HISTORY 14 *at FAU (ASN) W, 24-17 } This will be the first football game MT has ever Overall: First Meeting 21 *NORTH TEXAS (ASN) W, 41-7 played on the date of December 24. At Middle Tennessee: 0-0 At Kalamazoo: 0-0 28 *at UTSA (FCS) W, 42-7 } In MT’s seven wins it is averaging 529.7 yards of DECEMBER At Neutral Site: 0-0 total offense and allowing just 324.1. -
Titans Hold 29Th Overall Pick, Seven Total Selections in 2020 Nfl Draft
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 16, 2020 TITANS HOLD 29TH OVERALL PICK, SEVEN TOTAL SELECTIONS IN 2020 NFL DRAFT Draft to be held in virtual format from April 23-25 NASHVILLE — Plans are in place for the 85th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting, set to take place from April 23-25. The Titans currently own seven total 2020 NFL DRAFT SCHEDULE picks in the draft, including the 29th overall selection in the first round. Round 1: Thursday, April 23, 7:00 p.m. CT The draft opens with the first round on Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 24, 6:00 p.m. CT Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. CDT. Rounds Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 25, 11:00 a.m. CT 2 and 3 are set for the following evening, beginning at 6 p.m., and the draft concludes with TV Coverage: NFL Network Rounds 4-7 on Saturday at 11 a.m. ABC (WKRN-TV News 2 in Nashville) The NFL will conduct the draft in a virtual format this ESPN year. NFL team personnel, including Titans executive vice president/general ESPN Deportes manager Jon Robinson and head coach Mike Vrabel, will remain away from club facilities in compliance with coronavirus-related government mandates and health recommendations, as well as to ensure equality among all 32 Nashville Radio: Titans Radio (Flagship 104.5 The Zone) organizations. The 2020 NFL Draft originally was scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, National Radio: Westwood One Radio the new home of the Raiders. However, the league announced on March 16 SiriusXM NFL Radio that all public elements of the draft would be canceled. -
Titans Hold 22Nd Overall Pick, Nine Total Selections in 2021 Nfl Draft
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 21, 2021 TITANS HOLD 22ND OVERALL PICK, NINE TOTAL SELECTIONS IN 2021 NFL DRAFT Draft set for April 29–May 1 NASHVILLE — The Titans are scheduled to have the 22nd overall selection and nine total picks in the 86th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting, beginning April 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. The draft opens with the first round on Thursday, 2021 nfl draft schedule April 29 at 7 p.m. CT. Rounds 2 and 3 are set for the following evening, beginning at 6 p.m. CT, and the draft Round 1: Thursday, April 29, 7 p.m. CT concludes with Rounds 4-7 on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT. Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 30, 6 p.m. CT Multiple locations in Cleveland will be used during the festivities, including FirstEnergy Stadium, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Rounds 4-7: Saturday, May 1, 11 a.m. CT Lakes Science Center. The NFL will welcome a select number of draft prospects to the draft TV Coverage: NFL Network stage in Cleveland with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, while others ABC (WKRN-TV News 2 in Nashville) will participate remotely from their homes. Last year the entire draft was ESPN conducted in virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic after originally ESPN Deportes being planned for Las Vegas. Titans personnel involved in the selection process, including executive Nashville Radio: Titans Radio (Flagship 104.5 The Zone) vice president/general manager Jon Robinson and head coach Mike , will be stationed together and following appropriate protocols in a Vrabel National Radio: Westwood One Radio temporary draft room in Nashville's MetroCenter as Saint Thomas Sports SiriusXM NFL Radio Park undergoes major renovations this offseason. -
Titans Turn Focus to 2021 After Winning First Division Title in 12 Seasons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 23, 2021 TITANS TURN FOCUS TO 2021 AFTER WINNING FIRST DIVISION TITLE IN 12 SEASONS Titans carry streak of five consecutive winning seasons, hold 22nd pick in NFL Draft NASHVILLE — The 2020 season was marked by adversity and adaptation, and by tests and achievements. The COVID-19 pandemic affected how NFL teams prepared, met, traveled and conducted business; precautions that had never been imagined in March were routine by the fall. Yet during one of the most unique seasons in NFL history, the Tennessee Titans earned 11 wins 2020 TITANS SCHEDULE and claimed their first division championship in 12 seasons. Armed with one of the best offenses in franchise history, the Titans won REGULAR SEASON (11-5) their first five games of 2020 and spent every week of the season either in first Day Date Opponent Result Score place in the AFC South or tied for the best record in the division. However, the Mon. Sept. 14 at Denver W 16-14 division crown was not fitted to the Titans until the final play of their final game Sun. Sept. 20 JACKSONVILLE W 33-30 of the regular season at Houston. On Jan. 3, kicker Sam Sloman, appearing Sun. Sept. 27 at Minnesota W 31-30 in his first game with the team as a COVID-19 replacement player for regular kicker Stephen Gostkowski, bounced a 37-yard field goal off the right upright Sun. Oct. 4 Bye and over the crossbar as time expired to defeat the Texans 41-38. Tue. Oct. 13 BUFFALO W 42-16 Tennessee finished with an 11-5 record, identical to the division rival Sun. -
2014 MT Game Notes.Indd
Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 MIDDLETENNESSEE 2013 Armed Forces Bowl 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2009 New Orleans Bowl Champions 2006 Motor City Bowl GAMENINE Middle Tennessee (5-3; 4-1) vs BYU (4-4) Game 9 • Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 • Floyd Stadium (30,778) • Murfreesboro, TN VS QUICK HITTERS 2014 is the 100th season of football at MT. INSIDE THEMATCH-UP In their last 21 conference games, MT has a mark of 16-5. MT has won seven straight games at home. MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 2014 Record: 5-3 (4-1 in C-USA) The Blue Raiders are 31-for-34 in the redzone this season 2014 Rank: nr/nr and started the year 20-for-20. Last Game: W, 34-22 vs UAB MT ranks 3rd nationally in blocked kicks this season BYU COUGARS with four. 2014 Record: 4-4 Kevin Byard is 3rd among NCAA’s active players in 2014 Rank: nr/nr interceptions per game at 0.42. He also ranks tied for Last Game: L, 55-30 at Boise State 1st in total interceptions with 14. Leighton Gasque is second all-time at MT with 21.0 SERIESINFORMATION Overall Record: BYU leads 1-0 sacks. That fi gure also ranksT2nd on the NCAA’s active PLAYERTOWATCH Games in Murfreesboro: 0-0 players list. #38 T.T. Barber Games in Provo: BYU leads 1-0 PK Cody Clark has hit 17 of his last 19 fi eld goals and he T.T. Barber, who leads the team in tackles with 56, has 21 three-pointers for his career to rank ninth all-time. -
8 Tonight, It's the MPC Motor City Car Care Credit Union Bowl
ffirs.qxp 7/10/07 11:37 AM Page i Bowls, Polls & Tattered Souls Tackling the Chaos and Controversy That Reign over College Football STEWART MANDEL John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ftoc.qxp 7/10/07 11:39 AM Page iv ffirs.qxp 7/10/07 11:37 AM Page i Bowls, Polls & Tattered Souls Tackling the Chaos and Controversy That Reign over College Football STEWART MANDEL John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ffirs.qxp 7/10/07 11:37 AM Page ii Copyright © 2007 by Stewart Mandel. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada Wiley Bicentennial Logo: Richard J. Pacifico Design and composition by Navta Associates, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or oth- erwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Dan- vers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and the author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. -
2013 MT Game Notes.Indd
Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 MIDDLETENNESSEE 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2009 New Orleans Bowl Champions 2006 Motor City Bowl GAMEEIGHT Middle Tennessee (3-4) vs Marshall (4-2) Game 8 • Thursday, October 24, 2013 • Floyd Stadium (30,788) • Murfreesboro, TN VS QUICK HITTERS This will be the annual Blackout game where MT will INSIDE THEMATCH-UP wear all black uniforms. MT has forced 20 turnovers through seven games which MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS ranks second nationally. 2013 Record: 3-4 (1-2 in C-USA) 2013 Rank: nr/nr Over the last 12 games, the Blue Raider defense has Last Game: L, 34-7 vs North Texas come up with 19 interceptions. The team has 10 picks in 2013 by seven diff erent players. MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD Kevin Byard has set his personal-best in tackles for two 2013 Record: 4-2 (2-0 in C-USA) straight games with 15 stops vs ECU and 17 at UNT. 2013 Rank: nr/nr RB Jordan Parker has topped the 100-yard rushing mark Last Game: W, 24-23 vs FAU six times in his last 11 games. Leighton Gasque is fourth all-time at MT with 14 sacks. SERIESINFORMATION PLAYERTOWATCH Overall Record: Marshall leads 2-0 The 2013 campaign is the 99th season of football in the #20 Kevin Byard Games in Murfreesboro: First Meeting history of Middle Tennessee. Sophomore Kevin Byard has set his career-high in Games in Huntington: Marshall leads 2-0 MT ranks second in C-USA in sacks with 18. -
Middle Tennessee Long Plays
QUICK FACTS/2012 SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS University Information Location .................................Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Founded ...............................................................1911 Enrollment ........................................................26,432 Conference ..................................................... Sun Belt Nickname .................................................Blue Raiders Colors .........................................Royal Blue and White President ..........Sidney A. McPhee (Prairie View, 1976) AD ................Chris Massaro (Northern Colorado, 1983) Faculty Representative ........................ Terry Whiteside NCAA Division ........................FBS (17 sports; 8M/9W) Band ........................................................Band of Blue Football Information MIDDLE TENNESSEE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS First Year of Football .............................................1911 MTSU Box 20 Overall Record (Years) ....................... 528-392-28 (97) Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Bowl Game Record .................................................3-4 615.898.2968 Last Postseason Appearance ................................2011 GoBlueRaiders.com Stadium ........ Johnny “Red” Floyd (Horace Jones Field) Year Opened .........................................................1933 Capacity ............................................................30,788 CREDITS Playing Surface: .............Sportexe Synthetic Turf, 2006 Editorial: The 2012 Media Information Guide is a product of the Athletic Communications -
Pro Football Weekly (ISSN: Asst
S P E C I A L I S S U E 2003 DRAFT REVIEW ■ ■ ■ CHARLES LARRY KYLE TEAM REPORTS & GRADES PLAYER RATINGS DRAFT LISTS IMPACT ON FANTASY FOOTBALL ROGERS JOHNSON BOLLER GAl VOL. XVIII, NO. 1 l MAY 2003 URGENT NEWS — DELIVER IMMEDIATELY l THE NEW KEVIN CincinnatiCincinnati kidkid WILLIAMS CincinnatiCincinnatiCincinnati kidkidkid Do the Vikes have BENGALS TAKE ANOTHER another contract SWING AT A FIRST-ROUND headache coming? JAMES D. SMITH QUARTERBACK IN THE TRENCHES Dewayne Robertson leads first-round run on D-linemen BRUCE L. SCHWARTZMAN WRONG SPORT? Houston gambles that Drew Henson will choose football EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES WILLIS McGAHEE Buffalo makes him a surprise first-round pick SPORTS PICTURE NETWORK $4.99 U.S. / $5.99 Can. 19> PLUS FREE-AGENCY UPDATE 2003 NFL SCHEDULE ARENA NFL EUROPE 0374470 01161 NFL DRAFT PHOTOS BY BRUCE L. SCHWARTZMAN l SPORTPICS (BOLLER) 2 PRO FOOTBALL WEEKLY ■ http://www.profootballweekly.com MAY 2003 ALSO: In this week’s Then CREATORS & FOUNDERS Arthur Arkush, Robert Drazkowski and now and Joel Buchsbaum Prep Publisher/Editor Hub Arkush Volume XVIII Editor-in-chief Keith Schleiden No. 1 football Art director Bob Peters analyst Managing editor Mike Holbrook 22 Tom Lemming recalls Executive editors Dan Arkush Neil Warner his impressions of this Associate editors Trent Modglin year’s first-round draft Andy Hanacek picks as they were Ken Bikoff Jeff Reynolds leaving high school. Nolan Nawrocki Eric Edholm Mike Wilkening DEPARTMENTS Assistant art director Jody Burr The Way We Hear It..........................Pg. 3 Production assistant Brian Hertel Fantasy football coverage: COVER STORY An early look at the rookies ..Pg. -
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. .. -... ... GAME RELEASE ILD CARD WEE TITANS at: PATAIDTS JANUARY 4, 2020 ROBBIE BOHREN Senior Director of Communications I DWIBHT SPRADLIN Assistant Director of Media Relations JARED PUFFER Media Relations Manager I KIM SMITH Media Relations Coordinator FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 30, 2019 TITANS TRAVEL TO NEW ENGLAND FOR SATURDAY NIGHT WILD CARD GAME Tennessee Titans (9-7) at New England Patriots (12-4) Saturday Jan. 4, 2020 • 8:15 p.m. EST/7:15 p.m. CST • Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, Mass. • TV: CBS NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans (9-7) travel to New England this week to face the AFC East champion Patriots (12-4) in an AFC wild card playoff game. Kickoff at Gillette Stadium (capacity 65,878) is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. EST/7:15 p.m. CST on Saturday, Jan. 4. 2019 TITANS SCHEDULE This will mark the second playoff game between the two clubs in a three-year span. The Titans traveled to New England for a divisional game following the 2017 campaign and REGULAR SEASON were defeated by the eventual AFC champions. In three all-time playoff meetings between Result/ Score/ the two charter American Football League teams, the Patriots own a 2-1 advantage. Day Date Opponent Kickoff TV THE BROADCAST Sun. Sept. 8 at Cleveland W 43-13 This week's game will be nationally televised on CBS, including Nashville affiliate Sun. Sept. 15 INDIANAPOLIS L 17-19 WTVF NewsChannel 5. The broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz, Thur. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville L 7-20 analyst Tony Romo and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. -
P01-04 Postseaguide
2017 NFL Postseason Media Guide © 2017 by the National Football League. All rights reserved. CREDENTIAL INFORMATION NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPER BOWL LII 345 Park Avenue (Sunday, February 4, 2018) New York, NY 10154 The NFL is no longer accepting applications Telephone: (212) 450-2000 for Super Bowl LII credentials. The only requests that will be considered are those NFL POSTSEASON CREDENTIAL from media organizations within the metro- APPLICATION PROCEDURES politan areas of the AFC and NFC champion AFC AND NFC WILD CARD AND teams competing in Super Bowl LII, at U.S. DIVISIONAL GAMES Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All (Saturday and Sunday, January 6-7, 13-14, 2018) other space has been assigned. Organizations Credential requests for the AFC and NFC Wild wishing to cancel previous accreditation are Card and Divisional Playoff Games should be asked to e-mail [email protected] made to the public relations director of the as soon as possible. home team. SUPER BOWL LII MEDIA CENTER AFC AND NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Mall of America (Sunday, January 21, 2018) 60 East Broadway To apply for credentials to the AFC and Bloomington, MN 55245 NFC Championship Games, go to (952) 883-8800 www.NFLCommunications.com and click on the NFL Event Credentialing link, which NFL HEADQUARTERS will take you to the online registration form. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Credentials can be picked up at a designat- 1300 Nicollet Mall ed location in the host cities. The hotels that Minneapolis, MN 55403 will serve as media headquarters for the AFC and NFC Championship Games will be an- MEDIA HOTELS nounced on www.NFLCommunications.com Courtyard by Marriott Bloomington in early January. -
2012 Notes.Indd
2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2009 New Orleans Bowl Champions 2006 Motor City Bowl 2001, 2006 Sun Belt Champions GAME 7 SETTING THE SCENE Middle Tennessee vs #15/16 Mississippi State Athletic Communications Date .....................................Saturday, October 20, 2012 Contact: Mark Owens, Associate AD/Communications Time .................................................................. 6:00 PM O: 615.898.5057 C: 615.631.9520 Television .............................................................ESPN2 E-mail: [email protected] Location ....................................................Starkville, MS 4-2; 2-1 VS 6-0; 3-0 Stadium ...........................Davis Wade Stadium (55,082) Blue Raiders Bulldogs Coaches Playing Surface ......................................... Natural Grass Rick Stockstill (Florida State, ‘82) Series: MSU leads 4-0 MT/Overall Record .........................39-42 (7th)/39-42 (7th) SERIES HISTORY 15th straight year MT has played at least one of the power Dan Mullen (Ursinus College, ‘94) Saturday’s football game between Middle Tennessee conference schools. Following an upset win over Georgia MSU/Overall Record ......................27-17 (4th)/27-17 (4th) and Mississippi State will mark the fi fth meeting between Tech earlier this season, the Blue Raiders are now 6-36 Television the two schools on the gridiron. The series, which began (3-10 since 2008) in those games. ESPN2 (Mark Jones, pxp; Brock Huard, color; Jessica in 1999, is led by MSU, 4-0. The Bulldogs defeated the Mendoza, sidelines) Raiders in Starkville, 40-7, in 1999 in what was the fi rst- MT VS RANKED TEAMS Radio ever game for MT as a FBS member. Middle Tennessee Since joining the FBS ranks in 1999, the Blue Raiders The Blue Raider Network, including Nashville fl agship WNSR 560 AM and Murfreesboro fl agships WGNS 1450 AM returned to Starkville in 2000 and lost in a shootout to the have faced 13 teams ranked in the nation’s Top 25.