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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2018

8-67-1 in conference
Final TDC rank
#70
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-0.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
0.0
65th in FBS
Defense
-0.2
66th in FBS
Schedule
-2.2
72nd toughest
Preseason
-2.1
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-0.2 now, -2.1 preseason · up 19 spots since preseason
-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#70

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1@54VanderbiltL 7–35-20.7—SEC Network
2Sep 8vsUT Martin FCSW 61–37+0.2—ESPN+
3Sep 15@3GeorgiaL 7–49-10.2—ESPNEWS
4—Bye
5Sep 29vs76Florida AtlanticCONFW 25–24-2.1—
6Oct 5@64MarshallCONFW 34–24+13.4—CBSSN
7Oct 13@72Florida InternationalCONFL 21–24-0.9—
8Oct 20vs102CharlotteCONFW 21–13-3.1—ESPN3
9Oct 27@114Old DominionCONFW 51–17+18.7—ESPN+
10Nov 2vs111Western KentuckyCONFW 29–10+5.6—CBSSN
11Nov 10@130UTEPCONFW 48–32-1.7—ESPN+
12Nov 17@26KentuckyL 23–34-0.7—SEC Network
13Nov 24vs55UABCONFW 27–3+23.6—ESPN3
14Dec 1vs55UABL 25–27-2.4—CBSSN
BowlsDec 15vs19Appalachian StateNEUTRALL 13–45-16.9—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate41.0%92nd39.3%31st
Rushing success rate42.1%94th40.8%34th
Passing success rate40.2%83rd37.7%33rd
Explosive run rate15.5%58th15.8%75th
Explosive pass rate11.3%65th9.5%38th
Line yards / carry2.8690th2.9661st
Opportunity rate37.0%82nd36.0%40th
Stuff rate20.7%100th19.8%48th
Sack rate7.8%106th7.3%29th
3rd-down conversion37.4%101st44.2%103rd
Red-zone TD rate55.3%112th61.1%59th
Havoc rate12.1%50th14.8%21st
Box score · season totals
Points / game28.084th26.751st
Yards / game388.780th——
Yards / play5.3089th——
Pass yards / game260.734th——
Yards / pass att.7.5064th——
Completion %69.0%4th——
Rush yards / game128.0114th——
Yards / carry3.59117th——
3rd-down conv. %37.1%86th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.93112th——
Penalty yards / game50.556th——

Players

66 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

66 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2018 power rankings →