2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

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

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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.

## Schedule

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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

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### Florida Atlantic

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Middle Tennessee  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 14
Florida Atlantic | 7  | 3  | 7  | 10 | 27

### Louisville

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Middle Tennessee  | 21  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 42
Louisville | 28  | 10  | 13  | 7 | 58

### LSU

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Middle Tennessee  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
LSU | 10  | 13  | 21  | 0 | 44

### WKU

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Further information: Middle Tennessee–WKU football rivalry

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WKU | 0  | 10  | 3  | 7 | 20
Middle Tennessee  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 17

### FIU

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Florida International  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 6
Middle Tennessee | 21  | 26  | 0  | 0 | 47

### Virginia

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Virginia | 7  | 7  | 0  | 9 | 23
Middle Tennessee  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 21

### Memphis

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Middle Tennessee | 7  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 21
Memphis  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7

### Arkansas State

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Arkansas State  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
Middle Tennessee | 14  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 24

### North Texas

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Middle Tennessee | 10  | 20  | 7  | 11 | 48
North Texas  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 28

### Louisiana–Monroe

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Middle Tennessee | 10  | 14  | 6  | 13 | 43
UL – Monroe  | 7  | 19  | 7  | 7 | 40

### Louisiana–Lafayette

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UL – Layfayette | 0  | 14  | 7  | 13 | 34
Middle Tennessee  | 7  | 14  | 3  | 0 | 24

### Troy

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Further information: Battle for the Palladium

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Middle Tennessee  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7
Troy | 10  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 45

## After the season

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### NFL draft

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The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2008 NFL draft following the season.[1]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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6 | 167 | Erik Walden | Defensive end | Dallas Cowboys

## References

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1. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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

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

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* "MTSU Fight Songs"
* Band of Blue

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