# 2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2015 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 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they lost to Western Michigan. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

## Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 6:00 pm | Jackson State* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | GBR | W 70–14 | 15,908 |
| September 12 | 3:00 pm | at No. 2 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | SECN | L 10–37 | 98,568 |
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | Charlotte | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | GBR | W 73–14 | 16,030 |
| September 26 | 3:00 pm | at Illinois* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | ESPNews | L 25–27 | 44,366 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | Vanderbilt* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | CBSSN | L 13–17 | 25,411 |
| October 10 | 11:00 am | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate) | FSN | L 28–58 | 16,993 |
| October 17 | 11:00 am | FIU | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | FSN | W 42–34 | 13,227 |
| October 24 | 2:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | FSN | L 16–45 | 15,024 |
| November 7 | 2:30 pm | Marshall | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | FSN | W 27–24 $^{3OT}$ | 18,760 |
| November 14 | 11:00 am | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ASN | W 24–17 | 13,233 |
| November 21 | 11:00 am | North Texas | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ASN | W 41–7 | 13,922 |
| November 28 | 1:30 pm | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | FCS | W 42–7 | 19,504 |
| December 24 | 11:00 am | vs. Western Michigan* | Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl) | ESPN | L 31–45 | 13,123 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 70 |

### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| #2 Crimson Tide | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 37 |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Blue Raiders | 42 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 73 |

### At Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| Fighting Illini | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |

### At WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Hilltoppers | 28 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 58 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 34 |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 45 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### At Florida Atlantic

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

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |

### At UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### vs Western Michigan–Bahamas Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Broncos | 17 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 45 |

## After the season
### NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2016 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 3 | 64 | Kevin Byard | Defensive back | Tennessee Titans |