2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–5
Head coach|

* Andy McCollum (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Larry Fedora (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Miles Aldridge (2nd season)
Home stadium| Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Seasons

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2001 ->

2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 15 Notre Dame %  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
UCF |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Middle Tennessee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Connecticut |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Louisiana Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Louisiana–Monroe |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* % - BCS at-large representative

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| at No. 21 Illinois|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| | L 6–35| 35,032|
September 9| at No. 8 Florida|

* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
* Gainesville, FL

| | L 0–55| 84,311| [2]
September 28| Murray State|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| | W 44–28| 12,037|
September 23| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | L 27–45| 31,126|
October 7| Louisiana Tech|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| | W 49–21| 11,302| [3]
October 14| Louisiana–Monroe|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| | W 28–0| 17,427|
October 21| at UAB|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| CSS| L 9–14| 13,000| [4]
October 28| at No. 20 Mississippi State|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| CSS| L 35–61| 42,933| [5]
November 4| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| | W 66–10| 11,115|
November 11| South Florida|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| | W 45–9| 12,147|
November 18| Louisiana–Lafayette|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| | W 41–38 2OT| 7,913|

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ Howell, James. "Middle Tennessee State Historical Scores". jhowell.net. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
2. ^ "Florida dominates Blue Raiders". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "MTSU makes history". The Daily News-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Blazers shut down Raiders". The Tennessean. October 22, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Miss. State races past MTSU". The Tennessean. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "2000 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Venues|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Troy: Battle for the Palladium
* Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate

Culture & lore|

* Lightning
* "MTSU Fight Songs"
* Band of Blue

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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