# 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2017 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 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Camellia Bowl, where they defeated Arkansas State. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

## Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | CBSSN | L 6–28 | 26,717 |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN Extra | W 30–23 | 29,731 |
| September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | BTN | L 3–34 | 43,727 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | W 24–13 | 16,523 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | Stadium | L 20–38 | 12,913 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | FIU | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | W 37–17 | 15,527 |
| October 14 | 5:30 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | beIN | L 23–25 | 25,309 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN2 | L 10–38 | 13,412 |
| November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | UTEP | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | beIN | W 30–3 | 11,411 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN3 | W 35–21 | 10,937 |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate) | CBSSN | L 38–41 $^{3OT}$ | 12,612 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | W 41–10 | 10,128 |
| December 16 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Arkansas State* | Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl) | ESPN | W 35–30 | 20,612 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### At Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| Orange | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Golden Gophers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |

### At Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Owls | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 37 |

### At UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Blazers | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 25 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| 49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 41 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 41 |

### vs Arkansas State–Camellia Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |

## After the season
### NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2018 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 7 | 240 | Richie James | Wide receiver | San Francisco 49ers |