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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2021

7-64-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#81
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-2.4
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-0.9
78th in FBS
Defense
-1.5
83rd in FBS
Schedule
-4.9
124th toughest
Preseason
-5.0
rating going in

2021 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-2.4 now, -5.0 preseason · up 30 spots since preseason
-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#81

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 4vsMonmouth FCSW 50–15+6.3—ESPN3
2Sep 11@78Virginia TechL 14–35-20.4—ACCNX
3Sep 18@42UTSACONFL 13–27-6.9—ESPN+
4Sep 24@114CharlotteCONFL 39–42-11.1—CBSSN
5Oct 2vs50MarshallCONFW 34–28+7.8—
6Oct 9@39LibertyL 13–41-18.1—ESPN3
7—Bye
8Oct 22@129UConnW 44–13+9.5—CBSSN
9Oct 30vs118Southern MissCONFW 35–10+10.5—ESPN+
10Nov 6@21Western KentuckyCONFL 21–48-15.1—
11Nov 13vs128Florida InternationalCONFW 50–10+9.4—ESPN3
12Nov 20vs95Old DominionCONFL 17–24-14.0—ESPN+
13Nov 27@91Florida AtlanticCONFW 27–17+8.0—
BowlsDec 17vs53ToledoNEUTRALW 31–24+10.2—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 rate40.5%102nd43.3%61st
Rushing success rate41.9%95th48.7%105th
Passing success rate39.4%94th39.2%33rd
Explosive run rate13.3%83rd17.2%106th
Explosive pass rate9.7%87th9.6%44th
Line yards / carry3.0289th3.52118th
Opportunity rate38.2%75th43.6%112th
Stuff rate18.6%101st12.1%115th
Sack rate5.9%62nd4.6%100th
3rd-down conversion34.6%113th41.2%71st
Red-zone TD rate63.6%53rd69.7%110th
Havoc rate9.8%94th9.5%47th
Box score · season totals
Points / game29.855th25.756th
Yards / game362.196th367.454th
Yards / play4.97106th4.9028th
Pass yards / game238.562nd219.373rd
Yards / pass att.6.70102nd6.3317th
Completion %63.9%39th59.5%58th
Rush yards / game123.7100th128.833rd
Yards / carry3.52105th3.7040th
3rd-down conv. %31.4%125th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.6291st——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.1561st2.5048th
Penalty yards / game56.679th——

Players

72 players who recorded a stat in 2021 (from box scores)

72 players

Final ratings for 2021, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2021 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 2021 power rankings →