# 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they lost to Hawaii.. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

## Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Alabama A&M* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | CUSA.tv | W 55–0 | 19,967 |
| September 10 | 3:00 pm | at Vanderbilt* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | SECN Alt | L 24–47 | 29,627 |
| September 17 | 11:00 am | at Bowling Green* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | W 41–21 | 16,384 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ASN | W 38–34 | 20,105 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | CI | W 30–13 | 19,823 |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | WKU | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate) | ESPN3 | L 43–44 $^{2OT}$ | 22,411 |
| October 22 | 3:00 pm | at Missouri* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | W 51–45 | 52,351 |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | at FIU | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | W 42–35 | 14,413 |
| November 5 | 1:30 pm | UTSA | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | L 25–45 | 13,505 |
| November 12 | 6:00 pm | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ASN | L 17–42 | 20,841 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN3 | W 38–31 | 13,433 |
| November 26 | 4:30 pm | Florida Atlantic | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | beIN | W 77–56 | 10,227 |
| December 24 | 7:00 pm | at Hawaii* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | L 35–52 | 23,175 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Raiders | 28 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 55 |

### At Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Commodores | 5 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 47 |

### At Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| Falcons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 38 |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 43 |

### At Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 13 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 51 |
| Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 |

### At Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |

### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| 49ers | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
| Blue Raiders | 21 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 77 |

### vs Hawaii–Hawaii Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |