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2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
American college football season
The 2020 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 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 3–6 (2–4 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tony Franklin (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott Shafer (4th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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| Marshall xy | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UAB xy$ | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Award watch lists
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CUSA media days
The CUSA Media Days was held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]
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Preseason All-CUSA teams
To be released
Middle Tennessee announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] The original 2020 schedule consists of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Blue Raiders had games scheduled against Duke, Indiana State, Old Dominion, UConn, Virginia Tech, and UAB which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5][6]
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 0–42 | 5,249 | |||
| September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy* | ESPN | L 14–47 | 6,000 | |||
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | CBSSN | L 35–37 | 6,182 | |||
| October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| ESPN3 | L 17–20 | 6,500 | ||
| October 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at FIU | ESPNU | W 31–28 | 2,213 | |||
| October 17 | 4:00 p.m. | North Texas |
| Stadium | L 35–52 | 5,000 | ||
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN3 | W 40–34 2OT | 0 | |||
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Marshall | CBSSN | L 14–42 | 12,224 | |||
| November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at Troy* | ESPN3 | W 20–17 | 12,000 | |||
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At Army
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See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team
More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
| Statistics | Middle Tennessee | Army |
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| First downs | 13 | 24 |
| Total yards | 184 | 368 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 340 |
| Passing yards | 109 | 28 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 24:31 | 35:29 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Chase Cunningham | 7/10, 63 yards |
| Rushing | Chaton Mobley | 5 carries, 27 yards | |
| Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 4 receptions, 33 yards | |
| Army | Passing | Christian Anderson | 2/4, 28 yards |
| Rushing | Tyrell Robinson | 9 carries, 94 yards | |
| Receiving | Isaiah Alston | 1 reception, 18 yards |
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Troy
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See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team and Battle for the Palladium
More information Statistics, Troy ...
| Statistics | Troy | Middle Tennessee |
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| First downs | 30 | 15 |
| Total yards | 496 | 241 |
| Rushing yards | 240 | 87 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 154 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 35:45 | 24:15 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Troy | Passing | Gunnar Watson | 26/37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | B. J. Smith | 10 carries, 81 yards | |
| Receiving | Khalil McClain | 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 16/23, 109 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 11 receptions, 81 yards |
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At UTSA
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More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
| Statistics | Middle Tennessee | UTSA |
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| First downs | 27 | 16 |
| Total yards | 563 | 391 |
| Rushing yards | 191 | 88 |
| Passing yards | 372 | 303 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 35:40 | 24:20 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 31/47, 372 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | Jayy McDonald | 7 carries, 76 yards | |
| Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 7 receptions, 107 yards | |
| UTSA | Passing | Josh Adkins | 16/28, 233 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Sincere McCormick | 19 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 6 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD |
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Western Kentucky
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More information Statistics, Western Kentucky ...
| Statistics | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee |
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| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Total yards | 326 | 319 |
| Rushing yards | 138 | 102 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 217 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 21/36, 188 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 16 carries, 55 yards | |
| Receiving | Xavier Lane | 7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD | |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 23/33, 217 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 25 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 9 receptions, 65 yards |
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At FIU
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See also: 2020 FIU Panthers football team
More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
| Statistics | Middle Tennessee | FIU |
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| First downs | 23 | 15 |
| Total yards | 404 | 328 |
| Rushing yards | 136 | 270 |
| Passing yards | 268 | 58 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:46 | 28:14 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 23/42, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD | |
| FIU | Passing | Kaylan Wiggins | 5/15, 37 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Shaun Peterson Jr. | 15 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Nate Jefferson | 2 receptions, 19 yards |
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North Texas
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More information Statistics, North Texas ...
| Statistics | North Texas | Middle Tennessee |
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| First downs | 32 | 23 |
| Total yards | 768 | 432 |
| Rushing yards | 462 | 268 |
| Passing yards | 306 | 164 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:52 | 32:08 |
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| North Texas | Passing | Jason Bean | 12/17, 181 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Jason Bean | 10 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs | |
| Receiving | Jaelon Darden | 10 receptions, 204 yards, 1 TD | |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 18/29, 164 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Chaton Mobley | 14 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | CJ Windham | 4 receptions, 49 yards |
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At Rice
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See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team
More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
| Statistics | Middle Tennessee | Rice |
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| First downs | 22 | 26 |
| Total yards | 451 | 425 |
| Rushing yards | 118 | 183 |
| Passing yards | 333 | 242 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:03 | 32:57 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | CJ Windham | 7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD | |
| Rice | Passing | Mike Collins | 18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Juma Otoviano | 20 carries, 84 yards | |
| Receiving | Austin Trammell | 3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs |
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At Marshall
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| Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 16 Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
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More information Statistics, MTSU ...
| Statistics | MTSU | MRSH |
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| First downs | 18 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 68–303 | 75–520 |
| Rushes–yards | 23–56 | 38–184 |
| Passing yards | 247 | 336 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–45–0 | 25–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:46 | 35:14 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 29/44, 241 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 11 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 9 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
| Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 25/37, 336 yards, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Brenden Knox | 16 carries, 70 yards | |
| Receiving | Willie Johnson | 8 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD |
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At Troy
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See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team and Battle for the Palladium
More information Statistics, Middle Tennessee ...
| Statistics | Middle Tennessee | Troy |
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| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Total yards | 396 | 392 |
| Rushing yards | 186 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 210 | 300 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 37:21 | 22:39 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 19/23, 210 yards |
| Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 25 carries, 86 yards | |
| Receiving | Yusuf Ali | 7 receptions, 90 yards | |
| Troy | Passing | Gunnar Watson | 25/39, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | B. J. Smith | 10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Khalil McClain | 6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD |
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