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 GAMESIX Middle Tennessee (3-2) vs East Carolina (3-1) Game 6 • Saturday, October 5, 2013 • Floyd Stadium (30,788) • Murfreesboro, TN VS QUICK HITTERS The MT-ECU game marks the fi rst-ever Conference USA INSIDE THEMATCH-UP contest for the Blue Raiders at home in football. Carolina on my Mind: The Blue Raiders have faced MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS Western Carolina and North Carolina this season and will 2013 Record: 3-2 (1-0 in C-USA) 2013 Rank: nr/nr now add East Carolina. Last Game: L, 37-10 vs BYU MT safety coach David Bibee and ECU receivers coach Donnie Kirkpatrick coached with each other on the same EAST CAROLINA PIRATES staff at Appalachian State from 1985 to 1988. 2013 Record: 3-1 (1-0 in C-USA) MT has a mark of 7-3 over its last 10 games, including a 2013 Rank: nr/nr 3-0 mark in games decided by fi ve points or less. Last Game: W, 55-31 vs North Carolina RB Jordan Parker has topped the 100-yard rushing mark six times in his last nine games. SERIESINFORMATION PLAYERTOWATCH Overall Record: First Meeting Leighton Gasque is fi fth all-time at MT with 13 sacks. #20 Kevin Byard Games in Murfreesboro: First Meeting The 2013 campaign is the 99th season of football in the Sophomore Kevin Byard, a freshman all-american Games in Greenville: First Meeting history of Middle Tennessee. last year, has registered an interception in back-to-back MT ranks second in C-USA in sacks with 14. games to give him six for his young career. Byard ranks HEADCOACHES 2013 is the 15th season of FBS (1-A) football for MT as third on team with 30 stops. Middle Tennessee its fi rst season was 1999. Rick Stockstill (Florida State ‘79) Record at Middle Tennessee: 46-46 (8th Year) WR Kyle Griswould has caught at least one reception in Consecutive Starts Leaders: Kyle Griswould 20, Logan Overall Record: 46-46 (8th Year) 27 straight games, which is fourth most all-time. Kilgore 18 and Josh Walker 17. Record vs. ECU: 0-0 Logan Kilgore is ranked fourth all-time in passing yards at MT with 6,153 yards. MT-ECU SERIES NOTES East Carolina Logan Kilgore needs 9 touchdown passes to break the This marks the fi rst meeting between the two schools Ruffi n McNeil (East Carolina ‘80) Record at ECU: 20-19 (4th Year) school record of 50 established by Wes Counts (1998- in football. Overall Record: 21-19 (4th Year) 2001). Record vs. Middle Tennessee: 0-0 DT Jimmy Staten, P Josh Davis, and OL Josh Walker have played in a team-best 41 career games. BROADCASTINFORMATION Television Fox Sports Net (Mark Followill, pbp; Brian Baldinger, analyst; WESTERN CAROLINA NONE W, 45-24 MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM (30,788)/MT leads 3-2 J.C. Pearson, fi eld analyst A29 NORTH CAROLINA ACC Network L, 40-20 S7 CHAPEL HILL, NC/KENAN STADIUM (63,000)/UNC leads 1-0 Local Radio MEMPHIS CSS W, 17-15 Network: Blue Raider Network with Chip Walters (pxp) S14 MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM (30,788)/MT LEADS 17-8-1 and former MT & NFL quarterback Kelly Holcomb (analyst) FLORIDA ATLANTIC CSS W, 42-35 ot S21 BOCA RATON, FL/FAU STADIUM (30,000)/MT LEADS 7-3 BYU ESPNU L, 37-10 MEDIAINFORMATION S27 PROVO, UT/LAVELL EDWARDS STADIUM (63,470)/BYU LEADS 1-0 Middle Tennessee EAST CAROLINA FSN 2:30 PM CT Mark Owens (Twitter: @markowens5) O5 MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM (30,788)/FIRST MEETING Office: 615-898-5057 | Cell: 615-631-9520 NORTH TEXAS NONE 6 PM CT [email protected] O12 DENTON, TX/APOGEE STADIUM (30,850)/UNT LEADS 7-5 Russell Luna (Twitter: @rdluna) MARSHALL FS1 6:30 PM CT Office: 615-898-5270 | Cell: 615-900-7837 O24 MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM (30,788)/MARSHALL LEADS 2-0 [email protected] UAB FSN NOON CT BIRMINGHAM, AL/LEGION FIELD (72,000)/UAB LEADS 2-1 Live Stats: GoBlueRaiders.com N2 FIU FCS 3 PM CT N9 MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM (30,788)/MT LEADS 5-3 SOCIALMEDIA SOUTHERN MISS CSS 2:30 PM CT Game Hashtag: #MTvsECU N23 HATTIESBURG, MS/ROBERTS STADIUM (36,000)/MT LEADS 1-0 Twitter: @MTAthletics UTEP CW58 TBA Facebook.com/BlueRaiderAthletics N30 MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM (30,788)/FIRST MEETING Instagram: MTAthletics Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 THIS’N’THAT WHO’SUP?WHO’SDOWN? MT has developed a special commemorative coin to Press Box signify its fi rst-ever C-USA home game. The coin will be David Bibee, Safeties used during the pregame coin fl ip. Joe Cauthen, Defensive Line Rick Mallory, Off ensive Tackles/Tight Ends MT has forced 16 turnovers through fi ve games which Mike Polly, Running Backs 2013C-USASTANDINGS ranks tied for fi rst nationally with Tulane. East Division C-USA Overall Senior Dearco Nolan’s three-sack performance against Sidelines Middle Tennessee 1-0 3-2 Rick Stockstill, Head Coach East Carolina 1-0 3-1 FAU ranked as the second-most ever in a game at MT. Steve Ellis, Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Over the last 10 games, the Blue Raider defense has Tyrone Nix, Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Marshall 0-0 2-2 come up with 17 interceptions. The team has eight picks Geep Wade, Off ensive Line UAB 0-0 1-3 Justin Watts, Wide Receivers Southern Miss 0-0 0-4 in 2013 by seven diff erent players. Buster Faulkner, Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks FIU 0-0 0-4 Junior Reggie Whatley has 1,115 career kickoff return FAU 0-3 1-4 yards and is one of just seven players in school history to MT ON HOMECOMING reach 1,000 yards. Middle Tennessee has an overall mark of 50-21-2 on West Division C-USA Overall Tulane 1-0 3-2 MT quarterback Logan Kilgore made his fourth straight Homecoming and has won 21 of the past 25. The Blue UTSA 1-0 2-3 season opening in win over WCU and is one of seven Raiders fell to ULM in last year’s Homecoming contest, Rice 1-0 2-2 current signal-callers nationally to have that distinction. 31-17. The four losses during this stretch came against North Texas 0-0 2-2 Kilgore joined Kolton Browning, ULM; Taylor Martinez, Troy in 1999, Louisiana-Lafayette in 2005 and 2007, and Tulsa 0-0 1-3 Nebraska; Taylor McHargue, Rice; Aaron Murray, Georgia; ULM in 2012. The Blue Raiders are 5-2 on Homecoming UTEP 0-1 1-3 Corey Robinson, Troy: and Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois. under Rick Stockstill. LA Tech 0-1 1-4 For the fi rst time in the FBS era (since 1999), MT scored on the fi rst play of the season in win vs WCU. SINGLETARY MAKING PLAYS C-USASCHEDULE Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders have been in- In three straight games, sophomore Jared Singletary SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 volved in 12 games that were decided in the fi nal minute came up with some big plays from his corner position UTSA at Marshall 1:00p of regulation or overtime (3 in 2011). for the Blue Raider defense. At UNC, Singletary scored Florida Atlantic at UAB 2:00p Head Coach Rick Stockstill is third on the school’s all-time his fi rst career touchdown on a 25-yard fumble return, North Texas at Tulane 2:30p wins list with 46 victories. then answered with two sacks on Memphis’ potential Rice at Tulsa 2:30p FIU at Southern Miss 3:00p MT has won the opening coin toss 16 times over its last game-winning drive the following game. At FAU he had an Louisiana Tech at UTEP 6:30p 29 games, including fi ve of last seven on the road. interception with 1:42 to play that led to Reggie Whatley’s East Carolina at Middle Tennessee 2:30p MT has scored a touchdown on its opening drive of the 64-yard TD run. game 21 times under Stockstill. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 East Carolina at Tulane 2:30p The Blue Raiders are 5-1 under Rick Stockstill in one NATION’S BEST TURNAROUND Rice at UTSA 3:00p Following a 2-10 season in 2011, Middle Tennessee point games. Marshall at Florida Atlantic 4:00p In 92 games under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders are bounced back with vengeance last season and owned the UAB at FIU 6:30p +25 in turnover margin. nation’s best turnaround. The Raiders’ +6 win total from Middle Tennessee at North Texas 6:00p MT was +10 in turnover margin in 2012 and are +6 in 2011 joined Ohio State and Kent State for the biggest win Tulsa at UTEP TBA 2013 to rank 9th nationally. increase in the country in 2012. MT had 18 plays of 45 or more yards last year and has three this season. 15TH FOR D With Jared Singletary’s 25-yard fumble return for a The 49 points at Georgia Tech in 2012 went down as the 2013 HONORS most on the road for MT since putting up 66 in a win at touchdown at UNC, the Blue Raiders have now scored 15 Kevin Byard: Named First Team Preseason All-C-USA defensive touchdowns under Rick Stockstill and 10 have Connecticut on Nov.