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47 All-Americans | 12 Bowl Games | 21 Conference Players of Year | 12 Conference Championships MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER FOOTBALL Middle Tennessee (0-3; 0-1 C-USA) vs WKU (0-2; 0-0 C-USA) vs Saturday, Oct. 3 | 4:05 PM | Murfreesboro, TN | Floyd Stadium (30,788) GAMETIME 2020 SCHEDULE FieldTurf Surface: Date Opponent Time/Result Series Record TV: ESPN3 Announcers: Jake Rose and Jeremy Kellem Sept. 5 at Army (CBS SN) L, 0-42 Army leads 1-0 Radio: Blue Raider Network Sept. 12 OPEN Stations: The Game 102.5 FM/97.5 FM, WGNS Sept. 19 Troy (ESPN2) L, 14-47 MT leads, 12-9 1450 AM/100.5 FM/101.9 Sept. 25 *at UTSA (CBS SN) L, 35-37 UTSA leads 2-1 Radio: Chip Walters (pxp), 30th Year; Wes Counts (analyst), 5th Year; Wayne Groce (spotter), 40th Year Oct. 3 *WKU (ESPN3) 4 PM MT leads 35-33-1 Audio Stream: CUSA.TV/RaiderVision Oct. 10 *at FIU (ESPN3/+) 6 PM MT leads 10-5 Series: MT leads 35-33-1 Oct. 17 *North Texas (Stadium) 4 PM NT leads 9-7 In Murfreesboro: MT leads 21-14-1 At Bowling Green: WKU leads 19-14 Oct. 24 *at Rice (ESPN3/+) 2:30 PM Rice leads 1-0 Last: WKU 31, MT 26 (2019) Oct. 31 OPEN 91-89 overall Rick Stockstill Record: Nov. 7 *Charlotte (ESPN3/+) 2:30 PM MT leads 4-1 MT STATISTICAL LEADERS Nov. 14 *at Marshall (CBS SN) 12:30 PM MU leads 5-4 Run: O’Hara: 45 carries, 124 yds, 1 TDs Nov. 21 at Troy (TBA) 2:30 PM MT leads 12-8 Pass: O’Hara: 66.7%, 527 yds, 3 TDs, 5 INT Nov. 28 *FAU (CBS SN) TBA MT leads 12-5 Pierce: 22 rec, 221 yds, 0 TDs Rec: Dec. 5 Conference USA Championship Game Scoring: Mobley: 18 points Tackles: Blankenship: 22 * Denotes Conference USA Game | All dates and time are in Central Standard Time and subject to change TFL: Patterson: 3.5 Sacks: Smith: 2.0 QUICK HITTERS INT: Patterson & Grate: 1 n WR Jarrin Pierce leads C-USA and ranks COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM 14th nationally in receptions per game with FIND US ON SOCIAL 7.3. CollegePressBox.com is the official Twitter: @MT_FB; @MTAthletics n RB Jayy McDonald is averaging a team- media website for Division I football. MT_FB; MTAthletics Instagram: best 7.7 yards per carry which ranks third Access and download weekly game Facebook: Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Foot- in C-USA. His 64-yard run at UTSA is the notes, quotes, statistics, media ball, Blue Raider Athletics second longest of the year in C-USA. guides, headshots, logos and more #BlueRaiders n Asher O’Hara became just the second for each conference and its member QB in school history to reach 1,000 yards schools. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS rushing in a single-season last year (Dwight Shipping Address: 1672 Greenland Drive Dasher 2009). Register for access at Murfreesboro, TN 37132 n PK Crews Holt connected on 7 of his last collegepressbox.com/register Phone: 615-898-2968 8 field goals in 2019 and finished the year Web site: GoBlueRaiders.com 11-for-14. Holt is now 31-for-40 in his career n Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders Associate AD: Mark Owens which is the 8th most made in MT history. have been involved in 24 games that were Email: [email protected] He is 1-for-1 in 2020. decided in the final minute of regulation or Office: 615-898-5057 n QB Asher O’Hara led the Blue Raiders in overtime. The team is 13-11 in those games Cell: 615-631-9520 rushing in 11 of 12 games in 2019, including and have won nine of the last 14. Twitter: @MarkOwens5 the last 10 in a row. He has led the team n Rick Stockstill is third on the school’s all- Instagram: MarkOwens5 once in three games this season. time wins list with 91 victories. Associate (secondary): Tony Stinnett n MT has seven current players on its ros- n In 180 games under Rick Stockstill, the Assistant: Eric Beovich ter competing with a degree in hand. The Blue Raiders are +13 in turnover margin. Media Specialist: Nathan Wallach student-athletes are Crews Holt, Ty Nix, n Middle Tennessee has scored 30 or more Social Media Coord.: Josh Padilla Cody Smith, Kylan Stribling, Luke Harris, points 78 times under Rick Stockstill. The Video Intern: Delaney Baumis Rakavian Poydras and CJ Windham. Blue Raiders had 10 games of 30 or more Video Intern: Kelsey Cotton n MT is 36-21 all-time in C-USA play (does points in 2016 to set a new single-season Staff Writer: Josh Vardaman not include 2018 title game) and is averag- high under Rick Stockstill. The previous Interns: Matt Posey, Brady McBride, ing 193.8 yards rushing per game. mark was nine in 2009. Shelby Salker n In their last 65 conference games, the n MT has been bowl eligible 10 times in the Students: Nolan Jamison Blue Raiders have a mark of 42-23. last 14 years. Emily Cole Photographer: n Over the last 98 games, the Blue Raiders n The 2020 season is the 106th for Blue have come up with 96 interceptions. They Raider football and the 22nd at the FBS had 16 in 2018 but just eight in 2019. level. n Consecutive Start Leaders: DQ Thomas (27) and Asher O’Hara (15). 2020 BLUE RAIDER FOOTBALL | @MT_FB QUICK FACTS A LOOK AT THE SERIES n MOST WINS BY AN ACTIVE FBS The oldest and most played series in COACH AT THE SAME SCHOOL University Information Conference USA belongs to Middle Ten- Location ............................. Murfreesboro, TN 37132 nessee and WKU. The Blue Raiders own a 1. Gary Patterson, TCU 172 Founded ...................................................................1911 35-33-1 advantage in a series that began 2. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 162 Enrollment .......................................................... 21,630 in 1914. WKU has won four of the last five 3. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 132 Conference .....................................Conference USA meetings, including last year in Bowling 4. Kyle Whittingham, Utah 131 Nickname ................................................Blue Raiders Green. MT is 21-14-1 all-time vs WKU at Mike Gundy, Oklahoma St. 131 Colors ...................................... Royal Blue and White home. 6. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 99 President ........................................... Sidney McPhee n Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders Ken Niumatalolo, Navy 99 Alma Mater .................................... Prairie View, 1976 are 6-6 against the Hilltoppers with four 8. Troy Calhoun, Air Force 98 Director of Athletics ...........................Chris Massaro of the last eight games being decided in 9. Rick Stockstill, MT 91 Alma Mater ....................... Northern Colorado, 1983 overtime. 10. David Shaw, Stanford 86 Faculty Representative ...................Terry Whiteside 11. Doc Holliday, Marshall 80 NCAA Division .....................FBS (17 sports; 8M/9W) 12. Bryan Harsin, Boise St. 64 Band ..........................................................Band of Blue RAIDERS AT FLOYD STADIUM n Since Floyd Stadium opened in 1933, the Blue Raiders have compiled an overall mark Football Information reer-high 107 yards at UTSA. It was his first First Year of Football ..............................................1911 of 300-125-13 (.700), including a record 100-yard receiving game of his career. Over First Year of I-A (FBS) Football ..........................1999 31-game win streak from 1987-94. the last two contests, Pierce has reeled n Overall Record (Years) .................. 585-441-28 (105) Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders in 18 receptions for 188 yards for his most Bowl Game Record .................................................4-8 are 52-27 overall at Floyd Stadium and 39- grabs in back-to-back games of his career. Last Bowl Game ............. 2018 (New Orleans Bowl) 15 in conference games (23-5 vs C-USA). His 11 receptions against Troy tied for eighth Stadium ........Johnny “Red” Floyd (Horace Jones Field) MT has a 33-11 record at home in its last 44 on the single-game list. Year Opened .........................................................1933 games. Capacity ..............................................................30,788 O’HARA HAS CAREER AIR DAY Record at Floyd Stadium ........................300-125-13 MT ON HOMECOMING n QB Asher O’Hara engineered a strong Playing Surface: ........................Synthetic Turf, 2014 n Middle Tennessee has an overall mark of offensive output at UTSA by completing 31 2019 Record .....................4-8 (3-5 C-USA/T5 in East) 54-24-2 on Homecoming and has won 25 of 47 passes for 372 yards. All were new Offense .............................................................Multiple of the past 32. The Blue Raiders defeated career highs. The 31 completions ranked Defense......................................................4-3 Multiple FIU, 50-17, in last year’s Homecoming game. tied for sixth for the most in a single game Lettermen Returning/Lost................................ 40/29 The Blue Raiders are 9-5 on Homecoming at MT while the 47 attempts tied ford 10th. Lost ................. 16 offense, 12 defense, 1 specialists under Rick Stockstill. His 372 yards were also 10th on the list but Returning .........17 offense, 20 defense, 3 specialist the most ever by a junior in school history Offensive Starters Returning/Lost .......................7/4 OFFENSE BREAKS OUT (surpassing the 355 set by Dwight Dasher Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ......................5/6 n Averaging just 212.5 yards per game and in 2009). scoring 7.0 points per contest entering the Football Staff UTSA outing, the Blue Raiders offense bust- GRATE ‘D’ Head Coach .........Rick Stockstill (Florida St., 1982) ed out against the Roadrunners. MT scored n Junior safety Greg Grate is off to a solid MT Record: 91-89 a season-high 35 points, amassed 563 total start in 2020, ranking second on the team Career Record: Same yards of offense and had 191 rushing yards in total tackles. Grate is coming off an eye Offensive Coordinator/QBs ...............Tony Franklin - 29 more than in the previous two games popping start at UTSA where he tallied Defensive Coordinator/Safeties .........Scott Shafer combined.

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