2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMitch Stewart (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (7th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Liberty y$   8 0     13 1  
New Mexico State y   7 1     10 5  
Jacksonville State*   6 2     9 4  
Western Kentucky   5 3     8 5  
Middle Tennessee   3 5     4 8  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Sam Houston*   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
FIU   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by eighteenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill.

Stockstill was fired on November 27, going 113–111 through 18 seasons as head coach. At the time of his firing Stockstill was the fourth-longest tenured head coach in the FBS.[1]

  1. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (November 27, 2023). "Middle Tennessee fires coach Rick Stockstill after 18 seasons". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2023.