2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	5–7 (4–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	G. A. Mangus (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Florida Atlantic +	6	–	1	8	–	5
Troy +	6	–	1	8	–	4
Middle Tennessee	4	–	3	5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	3	6	–	6
Arkansas State	3	–	4	5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette	3	–	4	3	–	9
FIU	1	–	6	1	–	11
North Texas	1	–	6	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions

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.

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 14–27	11,398
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN2	L 42–58	40,882
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	GamePlan	L 0–44	92,407
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	ESPN+/CSS	L 17–20	22,086
September 29	6:00 p.m.	FIU	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		W 47–6	15,605
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Virginia*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CSS	L 21–23	23,227
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 21–7	30,101
October 20	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		W 27–7	12,505
October 27	6:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 48–28	18,181
November 3	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 43–40	10,228
November 10	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 24–34	19,227
November 20	6:00 p.m.	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN2	L 7–45	18,242
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All 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 National Football League draft following the season.^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	167	Erik Walden	Defensive end	Dallas Cowboys

References

^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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