# 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2019 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 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

## Preseason
### CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Marshall |
| 2 | FIU |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee |
| 5 | Western Kentucky |
| 6 | Old Dominion |
| 7 | Charlotte |

### Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

## Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consisted of six home and six away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Michigan* | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | BTN | L 21–40 | 110,811 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee State* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | W 45–26 | 20,912 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Duke* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | Stadium Facebook | L 18–41 | 19,852 |
| September 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 14 Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPN2 | L 3–48 | 63,706 |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Marshall | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | CBSSN Facebook | W 24–13 | 15,023 |
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | L 13–28 | 12,107 |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | Stadium | L 30–33 | 16,094 |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | FIU | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | NFLN | W 50–17 | 9,512 |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN3 | L 20–34 | 13,879 |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Rice | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 10,411 |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | W 38–17 | 9,806 |
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate) | ESPN+ | L 26–31 | 7,589 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 7 Wolverines | 10 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 40 |

### Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 45 |

### Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 |

### At Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 14 Hawkeyes | 17 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 48 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### At Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Owls | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 50 |

### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 49ers | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 34 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |

### At Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| Hilltoppers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |