# 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark 6–2 in conference play to tie for second place in C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where they lost to Navy. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This was Middle Tennessee first year as a member of C-USA after leaving the Sun Belt Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:30 pm | Western Carolina* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | | W 45–24 | 20,011 |
| September 7 | 11:30 am | at North Carolina* | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCN | L 20–40 | 48,000 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | Memphis* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | CSS | W 17–15 | 23,992 |
| September 21 | 11:00 am | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CSS | W 42–35 $^{OT}$ | 13,911 |
| September 27 | 8:00 pm | at BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPNU | L 10–37 | 58,763 |
| October 5 | 2:30 pm | East Carolina | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | FSN | L 17–24 | 23,108 |
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | | L 7–34 | 21,171 |
| October 24 | 6:30 pm | Marshall | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | FS1 | W 51–49 | 19,898 |
| November 2 | 12:00 pm | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | FSN | W 24–21 | 20,483 |
| November 9 | 3:00 pm | FIU | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | FCS | W 48–0 | 16,717 |
| November 23 | 2:30 pm | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | CSS | W 42–21 | 22,134 |
| November 30 | 2:45 pm | UTEP | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | WUXP | W 48–17 | 11,560 |
| December 30 | 10:45 am | vs. Navy* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | L 6–24 | 39,246 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| Blue Raiders | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |

### At North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Tar Heels | 13 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 40 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### At Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### At BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cougars | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 37 |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 51 |

### At UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Blazers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 48 |

### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Blue Raiders | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 48 |

### Navy–Armed Forces Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |

## After the season
### NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2014 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 5 | 172 | Jimmy Staten | Defensive tackle | Seattle Seahawks |