47 All-Americans | 12 Bowl Games | 21 Conference Players of Year | 12 Conference Championships MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER FOOTBALL Middle Tennessee (1-2; 0-0 C-USA) at #14 Iowa (3-0; 0-0 BIG TEN) VS Saturday, Sept. 28 | 11 AM | Iowa City, IA | Kinnick Stadium (69,250) GAMETIME 2019 SCHEDULE Surface: Field Turf Date Opponent Time/Result Series Record TV: ESPN2 Announcers: Kevin Brown and Andre Ware Aug. 31 at #7 Michigan (Big Ten Network) L, 21-40 UM leads 1-0 Radio: Blue Raider Network Sept. 7 Tennessee State (ESPN3) W, 45-26 MT leads, 11-9 Stations: The Game 102.5 FM/97.5 FM, WGNS Sept. 14 Duke (Blackout) (Stadium on Facebook) L, 18-41 DU leads 1-0 1450 AM/100.5 FM/101.9, WDUC 93.9 FM Radio: Chip Walters (pxp), 29th Year; Wes Counts Sept. 28 at #14 Iowa (ESPN2) 11:00 a.m. First meeting (analyst), 4th Year; Wayne Groce (spotter), 39th Year Oct. 5 *Marshall (CBSSN on Facebook) 2:30 p.m. MU leads, 5-3 Audio Stream: CUSA.TV/RaiderVision Series: First Meeting Oct. 12 *at FAU (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. MT leads, 12-4 In Murfreesboro: First Meeting Oct. 19 *at North Texas (Stadium) 3:00 p.m. UNT leads, 8-7 At Iowa: 0-0 Oct. 26 *FIU (Homecoming) (NFL Network) 2:30 p.m. MT leads, 9-5 Last: First Meeting Rick Stockstill Record: 88-80 overall Nov. 2 *at Charlotte (ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. MT leads, 4-0 Nov. 16 *Rice (Salute to Veterans & Armed Forces) (ESPN+) 3:30 p.m. First Meeting MT STATISTICAL LEADERS Nov. 23 *Old Dominion (Senior Day) (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. MT leads, 3-0 Run: O’Hara: 42 carries, 202 yds, 1 TDs Pass: O’Hara: 71.0%, 785 yds, 8 TDs, 2 INT Nov. 30 *at WKU (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. MT leads, 35-32-1 Rec: Lee: 12 rec, 135 yds, 1 TDs Dec. 7 Conference USA Championship Game TBA Scoring: Holt: 16 pts Tackles: Blankenship: 25 * Denotes Conference USA Game | All dates and time are in Central Standard Time and subject to change TFL: Render: 2.5 Sacks: Branch: 1.0 QUICK HITTERS INT: Blankenship - 2 n QB Asher O’Hara has led the Blue Raid- COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM ers in rushing all three games this season. FIND US ON SOCIAL n MT has 14 total student-athletes playing CollegePressBox.com is the official Twitter: @MT_FB; @MTAthletics the 2019 season with a degree in hand. media website for Division I football. Instagram: MT_FB; MTAthletics That total ranks tied for 7th nationally. Access and download weekly game Facebook: Middle Tennessee Blue Raider n WR Ty Lee has hauled in at least one notes, quotes, statistics, media Football, Blue Raider Athletics reception in 43 straight games which guides, headshots, logos and more #BlueRaiders equals the longest streak in MT history and for each conference and its member is currently the longest in the nation. He schools. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS will own the school mark if he catches a Shipping Address: 1672 Greenland Drive pass at Iowa. Register for access at Murfreesboro, TN 37132 n LB Khalil Brooks has 15.0 career sacks collegepressbox.com/register Phone: 615-898-2968 which ranks tied for 14th nationally among Web site: GoBlueRaiders.com active players. Blue Raiders are +14 in turnover margin. Associate AD: Mark Owens n In MT’s last 28 wins, it has averaged n Middle Tennessee has scored 30 or Email: [email protected] 506.9 yards of total offense and allowed more points 74 times under Rick Stockstill. Office: 615-898-5057 368.7. The Blue Raiders had 10 games of 30 or Cell: 615-631-9520 n MT is 33-15 all-time in C-USA play more points in 2016 to set a new sin- Twitter: @MarkOwens5 (does not include 2018 title game) and is gle-season high under Rick Stockstill. The Instagram: MarkOwens5 averaging 193.5 yards rushing per game. previous mark was nine in 2009. Associate (secondary): Tony Stinnett n In their last 56 conference games, the n The 2019 season marks the first time Assistant: Eric Beovich Blue Raiders have a mark of 39-17. MT has had two open dates since 2014. Media Specialist: Nathan Wallach n Over the last 86 games, the Blue Raiders n MT has played in a school record 4 Social Media Coord.: Josh Padilla have come up with 88 interceptions. They straight bowl games Video Intern: Bailey White had 16 in 2018. n MT has been bowl eligible 10 times in Video Students: Brandon Casteel n Consecutive Start Leaders: Malik Man- the last 13 years (7 straight years) and has Staff Writer: Josh Vardaman ciel (21), Khalil Brooks (20). reached a bowl game a school-record four Interns: Matt Posey, Brady McBride, n Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders straight years. Shelby Salker, Haylee Eldridge have been involved in 23 games that were n Middle Tennessee’s 7-1 C-USA record in Students: Nolan Jamison, Tyler Lamb decided in the final minute of regulation 2018 was its best since joining the league Devin P. Grimes Photographer: or overtime. The team is 13-10 in those in 2013 and the seven league wins were games and have won nine of the last 13. the most since MT went 7-1 in 2009 (Sun n Rick Stockstill is third on the school’s Belt). all-time wins list with 88 victories. n The 2019 season is the 105th for Blue n In 168 games under Rick Stockstill, the Raider football and the 21st at the FBS level. 2019 BLUE RAIDER FOOTBALL | @MT_FB QUICK FACTS A LOOK AT THE SERIES 2019 PERMANENT CAPTAINS n The Blue Raiders and Hawkeyes will be University Information meeting on the football field for the first 1 Terelle West, Running Back Location .......................Murfreesboro, TN 37132 time. 6 Khalil Brooks, Linebacker Founded .......................................................1911 7 Jovante Moffatt, Safety Enrollment ................................................21,630 12 Reed Blankenship, Safety Conference ...............................Conference USA RAIDERS AND RANKED TEAMS 93 Malik Manciel, Defensive Tackle Nickname ........................................ Blue Raiders n Since joining the FBS ranks in 1999, the Colors ............................... Royal Blue and White Blue Raiders have faced 18 teams ranked President ................................... Sidney McPhee in the nation’s Top 25. Iowa will enter ing caught at least one pass in 43 straight Alma Mater .............................Prairie View, 1976 Saturday’s contest ranked 14th nationally games which equals the school record Director of Athletics ......................Chris Massaro by the AP. The Blue Raiders have faced set by Kendall Newson (1998-2001). He Alma Mater .................. Northern Colorado, 1983 nine teams ranked in the Top 10, including will own the record out-right with a catch Faculty Representative .............. Terry Whiteside at No. 7 Michigan earlier this season. against the Hawkeyes. The all-time NCAA NCAA Division ..............FBS (17 sports; 8M/9W) record is 54 (Bryan Anderson, Central Band ...............................................Band of Blue ANOTHER POWER 5 Michigan). n From 2015 through 2019, Middle Football Information Tennessee Power 5 Current National Leaders First Year of Football ....................................1911 as scheduled Opponents Scheduled 1. Ty Lee, MT 43 First Year of I-A (FBS) Football .....................1999 more games (In C-USA 2015-2019) 2. Bryan Edwards, So. Car. 41 Overall Record (Years) ..............582-432-28 (104) against Power 1. MT 14 3. KJ Hill, Ohio St. 37 2. WKU 11 Bowl Game Record ........................................4-8 5 schools than UTSA 11 O’HARA OFF TO HOT START Last Bowl Game ........ 2018 (New Orleans Bowl) any other pro- 4. Rice 10 Stadium .... Johnny “Red” Floyd (Horace Jones Field) gram in C-USA. 5. LT 9 n One of the biggest question marks Year Opened ................................................1933 The Iowa game USM 9 entering 2019 was the inexperience 7. ODU 7 Capacity ....................................................30,788 will be 14 under center. After three games, so far so FAU 7 good. Asher O’Hara in his three starts has Record at Floyd Stadium ...................297-122-13 games during UTEP 7 Playing Surface: ...................Synthetic Turf, 2014 that span or 2.8 10. MU 6 completed 70.8% of his passes, averaged 2018 Record ............... 8-6 (7-1 C-USA/1st in East) per season. The FIU 6 261.7 yards through the air while adding UNT 6 eight TD passes and just two interceptions. Offense ...................................................Multiple next closest in 13. CHA 5 Defense ............................................4-3 Multiple the league is 14. UAB 3 His TD passes rank 27th nationally, while Lettermen Returning/Lost ..........................48/22 11 by WKU and his passing efficiency mark of 170.0 ranks Lost ...........10 offense, 11 defense, 1 specialists UTSA. The only 22nd nationally. Returning ..... 22 offense, 22 defense, 4 specialist other school in double figures is Rice with Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ..................4/7 10. Of all the schools in double figures, O'HARA MAKES HISTORY Defensive Starters Returning/Lost .................6/6 MT is the only one who has had a winning n QB Asher O’Hara, making just his sec- season each year. ond career start, made history for MT in Football Staff the win over TSU on Sept. 7. The soph- Head Coach ..... Rick Stockstill (Florida St., 1982) DISCIPLINED FOOTBALL omore became the first player in school MT Record: 88-80 n The Blue Raiders have done an excel- history to throw for at least 300 yards Career Record: Same lent job this season of playing disciplined and run for at least 100 yards in the same Offensive Coordinator/QBs ............Tony Franklin football. The team only has seven penalties game. O’Hara had a career-best 367 yards Defensive Coordinator/Safeties .......Scott Shafer in the last two games combined and 15 on passing to go with 103 yards rushing.