# 2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Andy McCollum, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Sun Belt. Over the course of the season, the Middle Tennessee was outscored by its opponents by a total of 332 to 297.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 11:30 am | at Alabama* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | L 34–39 | 80,091 |
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | at No. 4 Tennessee* | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | L 3–26 | 107,672 |
| September 21 | 12:30 pm | at Kentucky* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | L 22–44 | 60,584 |
| September 28 | 7:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | L 14–24 | 27,519 |
| October 5 | 4:00 pm | at Arkansas State | Indian StadiumJonesboro, AR | L 7–13 | 16,191 |
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | at Vanderbilt* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | W 21–20 | 28,660 |
| October 19 | 11:00 am | Louisiana–Lafayette | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | W 48–35 | 9,726 |
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | L 18–21 | 12,434 |
| November 2 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | L 21–24 | 19,562 |
| November 16 | 2:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | W 44–28 | 8,326 |
| November 23 | 2:30 pm | North Texas | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | L 20–30 | 6,827 |
| November 30 | 2:00 pm | Utah State | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | W 45–28 | 3,418 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 34 |
| Crimson Tide | 22 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 39 |

### At No. 4 Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 4 Volunteers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 26 |

### At Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Wildcats | 17 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 44 |

### Southeast Missouri State

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

### At Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Indians | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### At Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Commodores | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |

### Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 35 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 48 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### At New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Aggies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indians | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Blue Raiders | 24 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 44 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 45 |

## After the season
### NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2003 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 2 | 60 | Tyrone Calico | Wide receiver | Tennessee Titans |