Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
FBS
Conference USA · MTSU
Team Vitals
-4.6
power · 2026 · #285 D1
-2.2 / -2.4
off / def (higher = better)
3–9
2025 record
113
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Murray State FCS | HOME | Middle Tennessee 64% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Marshall FBS | AWAY | Marshall 72% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Nevada FBS | HOME | Middle Tennessee 50% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Jacksonville State FBS | AWAY | Jacksonville State 68% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Kansas FBS | AWAY | Kansas 76% |
| 2026-10-13 | Wk 7 | Delaware FBS | HOME | Delaware 55% |
| 2026-10-20 | Wk 8 | Florida International FBS | AWAY | Florida International 66% |
| 2026-10-28 | Wk 9 | Kennesaw State FBS | HOME | Kennesaw State 61% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Western Kentucky FBS | HOME | Western Kentucky 62% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Liberty FBS | AWAY | Liberty 67% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Sam Houston FBS | AWAY | Middle Tennessee 50% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | New Mexico State FBS | HOME | Middle Tennessee 52% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | New Mexico State @ | W | 31–24 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Sam Houston vs | W | 31–17 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Western Kentucky @ | L | 26–42 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Florida International vs | L | 30–56 |
| 2025-10-29 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Jacksonville State vs | L | 21–24 |
| 2025-10-22 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Delaware @ | L | 28–31 |
| 2025-10-08 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Missouri State vs | L | 20–22 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Kennesaw State @ | L | 16–24 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Marshall vs | L | 28–42 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Nevada @ | W | 14–13 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Wisconsin @ | L | 10–42 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Austin Peay vs | L | 14–34 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 269 | 371 | -102 |
| 2024 | 3 | 9 | 217 | 411 | -194 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 291 | 337 | -46 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 375 | 360 | +15 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 388 | 334 | +54 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 206 | 319 | -113 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 | 316 | 359 | -43 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 | 392 | 374 | +18 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 332 | 321 | +11 |
| 2016 | 8 | 5 | 516 | 465 | +51 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | 442 | 346 | +96 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Bynum | DL | 84 | #31 | 12 | 63 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 6.0 TFL |
| Jekail Middlebrook | RB | 78 | #60 | 11 | 752 rush yds · 4 TD · 40 rec |
| Damonte Smith | DL | 76 | #111 | 11 | 33 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 11.0 TFL |
| Parker Hughes | LB | 74 | #104 | 12 | 99 tkl · 2.5 TFL |
| Shakai Woods | DL | 74 | #142 | 11 | 50 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 6.0 TFL |
| Juwon Gaston | DB | 73 | #212 | 9 | 38 tkl · 4 PD · 3 INT |
| Hunter Tipton | TE | 71 | #71 | 12 | 39 rec · 411 yds · 2 TD |
| Nahzae Cox | WR | 69 | #272 | 10 | 40 rec · 473 yds · 5 TD |
| Alex Mitchell | LB | 69 | #217 | 4 | 28 tkl · 3.0 TFL |
| Nicholas Vattiato | QB | 68 | #116 | 9 | 2,150 pass yds · 16 TD · 7 INT |
| Reggie Johnson | LB | 68 | #238 | 10 | 35 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 10.0 TFL |
| Cam'ron Lacy | WR | 68 | #309 | 10 | 38 rec · 549 yds · 3 TD |
| Roman Gagliano | QB | 67 | #122 | 5 | 1,011 pass yds · 7 TD · 0 INT |
| Ashton Logan | P | 66 | #44 | 12 | 66 punts · 44.7 yd avg |
| Myles Butler | WR | 66 | #369 | 11 | 52 rec · 518 yds · 2 TD |
| Muaaz Byard | LB | 65 | #316 | 8 | 38 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL |
| Landon Collins | WR | 63 | #495 | 4 | 16 rec · 187 yds · 1 TD |
| Jackson Lowe | DB | 60 | #792 | 11 | 38 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT |
| Brandon Buckner | LB | 60 | #503 | 12 | 38 tkl · 5.5 sacks · 7.5 TFL |
| DJ Taylor | RB | 60 | #502 | 7 | 199 rush yds · 2 TD · 7 rec |
| Stanley Anderson-Lofton | QB | 58 | #287 | 1 | 11 pass yds · 0 INT · 9 rush yds |
| AJ Jones | WR | 58 | #777 | 11 | 28 rec · 216 yds · 5 TD |
| De'Arre McDonald | DB | 58 | #1008 | 10 | 29 tkl · 7 PD |
| Christofer Noble | DB | 55 | #1221 | 7 | 28 tkl |
| Jacob Hathaway | K | 54 | #214 | 12 | 11 FG · 27 XP · 60 pts |
| John Howse IV | DB | 53 | #1397 | 4 | 13 tkl |
| Abdul Muhammad | DB | 53 | #1413 | 12 | 32 tkl · 7 PD |
| Korey Smith | LB | 52 | #905 | 11 | 40 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Rickey Hunt Jr. | RB | 51 | #947 | 8 | 111 rush yds · 1 TD · 13 rec |
| Kalen Woods | DB | 51 | #1586 | 10 | 36 tkl · 1 INT |
| Brendon Harris | DB | 49 | #1737 | 12 | 43 tkl |
| Zeion Simpson-Smith | DL | 48 | #1454 | 12 | 21 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Evan Poticher | TE | 48 | #505 | 1 | 1 rec · 5 yds |
| Elijah Carney | LB | 48 | #1138 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Amorion Walker | WR | 47 | #1512 | 8 | 15 rec · 201 yds · 1 TD |
| Trevon Ferrell | DB | 46 | #2011 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Malik Love | LB | 45 | #1265 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Zach Benedict | K | 44 | #351 | 1 | 1 XP · 1 pts |
| Jaiyden Thompson | LB | 44 | #1315 | 2 | 4 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Tayvion Galloway | TE | 44 | #605 | 2 | 2 rec · 22 yds |