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Game 6 vs Mississippi State Record: 3-2/1-1 SBC GoBlueRaiders.com Middle Tennessee 2009 BLUE RAIDER FOOTBALL Middle Tennessee Athletic Communications . 1500 Greenland Drive . Murfreesboro, Tenn. 37132 . Fax (615) 898-5626 Mark Owens, Asst. AD/Communications . (615) 898-5057 . Email - [email protected] MIDDLE TENNESSEE COACHES BLUE RAIDERS FINALLY RETURN HOME TO HOST Rick Stockstill .....................................................Head Coach Tony Franklin ................Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks SEC’S BULLDOGS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION Manny Diaz ................... Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Les Herrin ..........................Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line SETTING THE SCENE David Bibee .......................................................... Safeties KICKOFF: 11:32 a.m. central time Brent Brock .................................................Inside Receivers LOCATION: Murfreesboro, TN Steve Ellis ..........................................................Cornerbacks STADIUM: Floyd (30,788 – Synthetic) Willie Simmons .............................................Running Backs RADIO: Blue Raider Network. Chip Walters (play- Jimmy Ray Stephens ......................................Off ensive Line by-play), Kelly Holcomb (color), Bob Saunders Justin Watts ............................................... Wide Receivers (engineer). Carried on WMOT FM 89.5, WNSR 560 *coaches in bold are in pressbox during game MIDDLE TENNESSEE MISSISSIPPI STATE AM, and WGNS 1450 AM (pregame is one hour before BLUE RAIDERS BULLDOGS kickoff with Duane Hickey and Thom Abraham, QUICK FACTS 2009 Record: 3-2; 1-1 2009 Record: 2-4; 1-2 Ranking (AP/Coaches): NA Ranking (AP/Coaches): NA while postgame will be handled by Hickey and Dick UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Last Game: Oct. 6, 2009 Last Game: Oct. 10, 2009 Palmer). lost at Troy, 31-7 lost to Houston, 31-24 Location .........................................Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Coach: Rick Stockstill Coach: Dan Mullen WEB AUDIO: GoBlueRaiders.com Founded ...................................................................... 1911 Career Record: 20-22 (4) Career Record: 2-4 (1st) TELEVISION: ESPNU (Clay Matvick and David Diaz-Infante) Enrollment ............................................................... 25,191 vs MSU: 0-1 vs MT: 0-0 INTERNET: ESPN360.com Conference .............................................................Sun Belt 2009 Statistical Leaders 2009 Statistical Leaders SERIES: Mississippi State leads 3-0 Nickname .........................................................Blue Raiders Rushing: Dwight Dasher Rushing: Anthony Dixon 90-304-3 107-561-5 Colors .................................................Royal Blue and White Passing: Dwight Dasher Passing:Tyson Lee PLAYER TO WATCH 110-199-5-1273-7 73-129-6-826-3 LB Danny Carmichael is the President ..................Sidney A. McPhee (Prairie View, 1976) Receiving: Patrick Honeycutt Receiving: Chad Bumphis AD ........................Chris Massaro (Northern Colorado, 1983) leader on defense and is 20-220-1 19-235-3 having a strong season. The Faculty Representative ................................Terry Whiteside QUICK HITTERS senior leads the nation with NCAA Division .................................I-A (17 sports; 8M/9W) X MSU is fi rst SEC team to ever play at Floyd Stadium four forced fumbles this year Band ............................................................... Band of Blue X MT ranks T14th nationally in forced turnovers while owning 33 tackles, X Dwight Dasher ranks 9th nationally in total off ense four TFLs, and two sacks. FOOTBALL INFORMATION X Blue Raiders are +27 in turnover margin under Stockstill X MT 129-48-1 all-time when player runs for 100 yards First Year of Football ....................................................1911 X Honeycutt needs 1 more catch to tie for 9th on career list Overall Record (Years) ...............................513-374-28 (94) X Gee needs 13 all-purpose yards to move to 9th all-time Bowl Game Record ........................................................ 2-3 Last Postseason Appearance .......................................2006 2009 Blue Raider Schedule/Results Stadium ................Johnny “Red” Floyd (Horace Jones Field) Year Opened ................................................................1933 Date Opponent (Attendance) TV Time (cst)/Result Series Standing Capacity ...................................................................30,788 Sept. 5 at Clemson (75,000) ESPN 360 L, 14-37 Clemson, 2-0 Playing Surface: ....................Sportexe Synthetic Turf, 2006 Sept. 12 Memphis (28,105) CSS W, 31-14 MT, 14-7-1 2008 Record ..........................................5-7 (3-4 SBC/T5th) Sept. 19 at Maryland (43,167) ESPN360 W, 32-31 Tied, 2-2 Off ense ..................................................................Multiple Sept. 26 at North Texas (22,346) None W, 37-21 NT, 5-4 Defense ........................................................... 4-3 Multiple Oct. 6 at Troy (17,108) ESPN2 L, 7-31 MT, 11-6 Lettermen Returning/Lost .........................................42/14 Oct. 17 Mississippi State ESPNU 11:30 AM MSU, 3-0 Lettermen Lost ................5 off ense, 8 defense, 1 specialists Oct. 24 Western Kentucky (HC) CSS 2:30 PM MT, 30-28-1 Lettermen Ret. ...........18 off ense, 21 defense, 3 specialists Off ensive Starters Returning/Lost ............................... 10/1 Oct. 31 at Florida Atlantic None 3 PM Tied, 3-3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost................................. 7/4 Nov. 7 Florida International ESPN GamePlan 3:30 PM Tied, 2-2 Nov. 14 Louisiana-Lafayette CSS 3:15 PM ULL, 6-4 Nov. 21 Arkansas State ESPN GamePlan 3:30 PM MT, 8-2 Nov. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe CSS 3:30 PM MT, 7-2 Blue Raider Game Notes GoBlueRaiders.com Game 6 vs Mississippi State Record: 3-2/1-1 SBC FOOTBALL INFORMATION GGameame 6 vsvs MississippiMississippi StateState Mark Owens MMondayonday ((10/12)10/12) TTuesdayuesday ((10/13)10/13) WWednesdayednesday ((10/14)10/14) TThursdayhursday ((10/15)10/15) FFridayriday ((10/16)10/16) SSaturdayaturday (10/17)(10/17) SSundayunday (10/18)(10/18) (W) 615/898-5057 (H) 615/631-9520 Practice : 4:15 PM Practice : 4:15 PM Practice : 4:15 PM Practice : 4:15 PM Practice : 4:15 PM Gameday No Practice FAX 615/898-5626 (C) 615/631-9520 11:30 AM CDT vs MSU Floyd Press Box: 615/898-2312 Interviews following Interviews following Interviews following No Interviews practice practice practice Postgame E-Mail: [email protected] Requested players available Rick Stockstill Radio Show Weekly Press Luncheon following the game (7 PM) (11:15 AM) MEDIA SCHEDULE AVAILABILITY OVERVIEW Head Coach Rick Stockstill THE SERIES Monday, 11:02-11:07 AM Saturday’s football game between Middle Tennessee and Mississippi State will be the fourth meeting on the gridiron Tuesday, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM between the two schools. The series, which began in 1999, is led by Mississippi State, 3-0. The Bulldogs defeated the Blue Following each day’s practice Raiders in Starkville, 40-7, in 1999 in what was the fi rst-ever game for MT as a FBS member. Middle Tennessee returned Postgame on Saturdays to Starkville in 2000 and lost in a shootout to the Bulldogs, 61-35. Both teams combined for 1,057 yards of total off ense (MSU 530, MT 527) but the Blue Raiders had four turnovers. Last year, also in Starkville, the Blue Raiders fell, 31-22. Blue Raider Assistant Coaches Following each day’s practice Postgame BLUE RAIDERS AT FLOYD Since Floyd Stadium opened in 1933, the Blue Raiders have compiled an overall mark of 258-102-13 (.709), Blue Raider Players including a record 31-game win streak from 1987-94. MT is 37-17 at Floyd Stadium since the renovation in 1998 and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday following each has won 18 of its last 25. Overall, the Blue Raiders are 20-9 at home in SBC play. Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders practice are 10-5 overall at Floyd Stadium. No contact on Thursday & Friday of Saturday games and no contact on Tuesday after press conference and Wednesday on Thursday games THE NATIONAL STAGE Postgame Middle Tennessee entered the Rick Stockstill era in 2006 with only two nationally televised broadcasts in school history but that total will reach 11 when the Blue Raiders take on Mississippi State on ESPNU. The Blue Raiders played a FOLLOWING EACH GAME school record three nationally televised games in 2006, added two more in 2007 and again in 2008, and this will be the Upon the conclusion of each Blue Raider second in 2009. MT has played on ESPN twice, ESPN2 fi ve times, and ESPNU three times and have a mark of 3-7 in those football game, cumulative season stats, that games. Saturday’s game against MSU will mark Middle Tennessee’s ninth nationally televised broadcast in the last four particular game’s boxscore, notes and quotes will seasons which is more than any other team in the Sun Belt Conference. It is also the fi rst time in school history the Blue be available on GoBlueRaiders.com. Raiders have played on national television in back-to-back games. MONDAYS Updated MT game notes and stats are available BLUE RAIDERS VS SEC by 10 AM. To be included on the e-mail list (PDF When Middle Tennessee kicks off against Mississippi State it will mark the 20th game against the SEC since the version), please e-mail Mark Owens at the above Blue Raiders moved to FBS (I-A) status in 1999 and the fi rst time an SEC team has played at Floyd Stadium. The Blue address. Raiders have a mark of 3-16 in those contests with all three victories coming on the