# 2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | Lockhart StadiumFort Lauderdale, FL | | L 14–27 | 11,398 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Louisville* | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPN2 | L 42–58 | 40,882 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | GamePlan | L 0–44 | 92,407 |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN (rivalry) | ESPN+/CSS | L 17–20 | 22,086 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | | W 47–6 | 15,605 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | CSS | L 21–23 | 23,227 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Memphis* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | | W 21–7 | 30,101 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | | W 27–7 | 12,505 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Texas | Fouts FieldDenton, TX | | W 48–28 | 18,181 |
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | | W 43–40 | 10,228 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | | L 24–34 | 19,227 |
| November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Troy | Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, AL (Battle for the Palladium) | ESPN2 | L 7–45 | 18,242 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Louisville | 28 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 58 |

### LSU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSU | 10 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 44 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| WKU | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Middle Tennessee | 21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 47 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Memphis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Arkansas State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee | 10 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 48 |
| North Texas | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee | 10 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| UL – Monroe | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 40 |

### Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UL – Layfayette | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |

### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Troy | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

## After the season
### NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2008 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 6 | 167 | Erik Walden | Defensive end | Dallas Cowboys |