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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 Office and was written, 2011 Record ...................................2-10 (1-7 SBC/7th) edited, and designed by Mark Owens. Offense ........................................................... Multiple Defense ....................................................4-3 Multiple Mission Statement: The MTSU athletic program promotes excellence in athletics and provides academic and athletic opportunities for every student- athlete, the University, and the community. Building on tradition, the program advances the University’s regional and national stature and creates Lettermen Returning/Lost ..................................39/28 opportunities for innovative partnerships throughout the region. Middle Tennessee State University continually works to maximize human, financial, Lettermen Lost .......16 offense, 9 defense, 3 specialists and physical resources to create and heighten the quality of its sports programs. Lettermen Ret. .....16 offense, 22 defense, 1 specialist A Tennessee Board of Regents University, Middle Tennessee State University is an equal opportunity, nonracially identifiable, educational institution Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ..........................5/6 that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Defensive Starters Returning/Lost..........................6/5 Football Staff 2012 SCHEDULE Head Coach ........... Rick Stockstill (Florida State, 1982) MT Record: 35-40 Date Opponent Time Series Career Record: Same Aug. 30 McNeese State (ESPN3) 6:30 PM First Meeting Offensive Coordinator/QBs ..................Buster Faulkner Sept. 8 Florida Atlantic* (ESPN3) 6 PM MT leads 6-3 Co-Defensive Coordinator/CBs ......................Steve Ellis Co-Defensive Coordinator/LBs ..................... Tyrone Nix Sept. 15 at Memphis 6 PM MT leads 15-8-1 Special Teams Coordinator/DL .................. Joe Cauthen Sept. 29 at Georgia Tech 6:00 PM GT leads 2-0 Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator .....Justin Watts Oct. 6 ULM* (SBN) 2:30 PM MT leads 9-3 Offensive Tackles/TEs.................................Matt Moore Offensive Guards/Centers .........................Glen Elarbee Oct. 13 at FIU* 5 PM MT leads 4-3 Safeties .....................................................David Bibee Oct. 20 at Mississippi State TBA MSU leads 4-0 Running Backs .......................................... Brent Brock Oct. 27 North Texas* (ESPN3) 2:30 PM NT leads 7-4 Offensive GA ............................................ Sloan Allison Offensive GA ..............................................Turner West Nov. 1 at WKU* (ESPNU) 8:15 PM MT leads 32-29-1 Defensive GA ..........................................Dwight Smith Nov. 17 at South Alabama* TBA First Meeting Defensive GA ..........................................Adam Herring Nov. 24 *Troy (ESPN3) 2:30 PM MT leads 11-8-0 Director of Football Operations ..............Chris Matusek Director of Player Personnel .....................Lance Basler Dec. 1 at Arkansas State* 2 PM MT leads 9-4 Strength and Conditioning Coach ..............Jason Spray Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl 11 AM Athletic Trainer .................................... Robbie Stewart Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl 8 PM Video Coordinator .....................................Erik Bartlett Equipment Manager .............................. Kortne Gosha *Sun Belt Conference Games GoBlueRaiders.com | 1 MEDIA INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Address .................................Athletic Communications Middle Tennessee 1500 Greenland Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Athletic Communications Phone .......615.898.2968 Athletic Communications Fax .............615.898.5626 Press Box Phone ...................................615.898.2312 Football Office Phone ..........................615.898.2926 MARK OWENS BRADLEY LAMBERT Russell Luna LESLIE WILHITE NATHAN WALLACH Ticket Office Phone...615.898.2103 or 1.888.YES.MTSU Associate AD/Communications Director of Internet Services Assistant Director Assistant Director Media Specialist Athletic Department Phone ...............615.898.2450 Twitter ...................................................... MTAthletics Facebook .....................................Blue Raider Athletics DIRECTIONS TO FLOYD STADIUM Associate AD/Athletic Communications From Nashville International Airport: Enter Briley Parkway continuing south to the Interstate 24 junction. Take I-24 East to Mark Owens (Virginia Tech, 1989) Exit 76; turn left and follow Medical Center Parkway to Memorial Boulevard. Go left on Memorial to Clark Boulevard. Turn right Office: 615.898.5057 on Clark Boulevard (at BP station). Follow Clark Blvd. (which becomes Middle Tennessee Boulevard) to intersection at Greenland Home: 615.631.9520 Drive. Turn left on Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right. Cell: 615.631.9520 E-mail: [email protected] From Nashville: From I-24 East, take Exit 76; turn left and follow Medical Center Parkway to Memorial Boulevard. Go left on Memo- rial to Clark Boulevard. Turn right on Clark Boulevard (at BP station). Follow Clark Blvd. (which becomes Middle Tennessee Boulevard) Director of Internet Services to intersection at Greenland Drive. Turn left on Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right. Bradley Lambert (Middle Tennessee, 2004) Office: 615.494.8653 From Chattanooga: Take I-24 West to Exit 81; follow U.S. Highway 231 North to Middle Tennessee Boulevard to intersection at Home: 865.603.7651 Greenland Drive. Turn right onto Greenland Drive. The Greenland Drive parking lot is located to the right. Cell: 865.603.7651 From Knoxville: Take I-40 West to Lebanon and exit onto U.S. Highway 231 South and follow approximately 25 miles to Clark E-mail: [email protected] Boulevard in Murfreesboro; turn left on Clark Boulevard. Follow Clark Blvd. (which becomes Middle Tennessee Boulevard) to intersection at Greenland Drive. Turn left on Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right. Assistant Director Leslie Wilhite (Kentucky, 2006) From Birmingham, AL: Take I-65 North to the 840 exit. Follow Highway 96 East to Murfreesboro. Continue east on 96 until Office: 615.904.8115 Clark Boulevard intersection; turn right on Clark Blvd. (which becomes Middle Tennessee Boulevard) to intersection at Greenland Home: 615.900.6335 Drive. Turn left on Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right. Cell: 615.900.6335 E-mail: [email protected] BLUE RAIDER NETWORK Assistant Director Russell Luna (Middle Tennessee, 2009) Blue Raider football is on the air! The 2012 football season marks the seventh year of the Blue Raider Network under the Office: 615.898.5270 umbrella of a joint venture between Middle Tennessee athletics and Nelligan Sports Marketing. Nelligan started managing the Home: 615.308.6245 exclusive athletics marketing rights in January 2007. Cell: 615.308.6245 The Blue Raider Network, which actually debuted in the early 1960s, is blessed with two flagship stations for football and E-mail: [email protected] men’s basketball, including Sports Radio 560 WNSR in Nashville and WGNS AM-FM in Murfreesboro. Middle Tennessee fans throughout the southeast region also can follow their favorite teams on WMOT FM 89.5, which Media Specialist reaches a three-state coverage area. Nathan Wallach (Middle Tennessee, 2009) The combination of these three stations provides coverage to Middle Tennessee Office: 615.904.8115 sports fans in a 100-mile radius of Murfreesboro. THE NETWORK Home: 615.403.6424 WGNS and WNSR will carry all Blue Raider football and men’s basketball games WMOT FM 89.5 (Murfreesboro) Cell: 615.403.6424 along with the Rick Stockstill and Kermit Davis radio shows. WGNS AM 1450 (Murfreesboro) E-mail: [email protected] WGNS, which made its return to carrying Blue Raider athletics in 2005, blankets WGNS FM 100.5 (Murfreesboro) the local area by reaching to McMinnville to the east, Columbia to the