CUSA · 2026
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Head coach Derek Mason · Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
2-10-0 in conference
TDC Rank
#109
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
-5.4
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-1.4
81st in FBS
Defense
-3.9
111th in FBS
Schedule so far
-12.4
130th toughest
Projected
6.3-5.7
bowl-eligible 66%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
-5.4 now, -7.1 preseason · up 21 spots since preseason
Final record odds
6.3-5.7 expected · most likely 6-6 (22%)
Team Leaders
Passing
Roman Gagliano
QB · SO · 76th in FBS
616yds
6 TD · 1 INT
Rushing
Antonio Martin
RB · SR · 45th in FBS
239yds
47 car · 1 TD
Receiving
Cam'ron Lacy
WR · JR · 66th in FBS
222yds
23 rec · 3 TD
Tackles
Korey Smith
LB · JR · 33rd in FBS
26tkl
1.5 TFL
Sacks
Jackson Lowe
CB · SO · 157th in FBS
1sacks
0 hurries
Interceptions
Jason Hardy
CB · SR · 35th in FBS
1INT
0 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | vs Murray State FCS | W 38–14 | -3.2 | — | ESPN+ |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @ 101Marshall | L 26–28 | -3.2 | — | ESPN+ |
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs 125Nevada | W 27–20 | -4.8 | — | ESPN+ |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @ 100Jacksonville StateCONF | Jacksonville State −4.1 · o/u 52.5 | — | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @ 83Kansas | Kansas −5.9 · o/u 52.6 | — | ESPNU | |
| 6 | — | Bye | ||||
| 7 | Oct 13 | vs 79DelawareCONF | Delaware −0.4 · o/u 52.5 | — | CBSSN | |
| 8 | Oct 20 | @ 92Florida InternationalCONF | Florida International −5.2 · o/u 44.0 | — | CBSSN | |
| 9 | Oct 28 | vs 107Kennesaw StateCONF | Middle Tennessee −2.6 · o/u 46.6 | — | CBSSN | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | vs 128Western KentuckyCONF | Middle Tennessee −8.2 · o/u 55.7 | — | ||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @ 88LibertyCONF | Liberty −5.6 · o/u 51.6 | — | CBSSN | |
| 12 | Nov 21 | @ 108Sam HoustonCONF | Sam Houston −3.0 · o/u 49.4 | — | ||
| 13 | Nov 28 | vs 115New Mexico StateCONF | Middle Tennessee −4.0 · o/u 52.1 | — |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.223 | 55th | +0.053 | 66th |
| Success rate | 42.3% | 87th | 39.6% | 69th |
| Explosiveness | 1.190 | 96th | 1.187 | 49th |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 43.2% | 82nd | 41.0% | 77th |
| Rushing success rate | 44.3% | 81st | 43.5% | 95th |
| Passing success rate | 42.3% | 85th | 37.5% | 54th |
| Explosive run rate | 16.5% | 44th | 9.8% | 42nd |
| Explosive pass rate | 6.9% | 112th | 9.4% | 68th |
| Line yards / carry | 3.77 | 11th | 2.85 | 63rd |
| Opportunity rate | 45.6% | 29th | 32.6% | 41st |
| Stuff rate | 10.1% | 12th | 20.7% | 48th |
| Sack rate | 1.9% | 24th | 0.0% | 134th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 31.4% | 126th | 34.4% | 49th |
| Red-zone TD rate | 62.5% | 75th | 85.7% | 123rd |
| Havoc rate | 9.3% | 23rd | 10.3% | 123rd |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 30.3 | 76th | 20.7 | 62nd |
| Yards / game | 359.3 | 99th | 293.3 | 46th |
| Yards / play | 5.80 | 78th | 5.21 | 81st |
| Pass yards / game | 205.3 | 91st | 170.3 | 36th |
| Yards / pass att. | 6.00 | 118th | 7.30 | 91st |
| Completion % | 59.8% | 98th | 61.4% | 78th |
| Rush yards / game | 154.0 | 85th | 123.0 | 64th |
| Yards / carry | 5.60 | 26th | 3.77 | 68th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 28.6% | 128th | 34.3% | 58th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 0.33 | 7th | 1.67 | 29th |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 0.67 | 10th | 0.33 | 136th |
| Penalty yards / game | 66.3 | 103rd | 59.7 | 56th |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Derek Mason
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Mason Mallory | QB | FR | 6' 1" | 200 | Delray Beach, FL |
| 11 | Peter Costelli | QB | SR | 6' 3" | 234 | San Pedro, CA |
| 12 | Peter Grandjean | QB | FR | 6' 1" | 188 | Waco, TX |
| 16 | Roman Gagliano | QB | SO | 6' 3" | 235 | Opelika, AL |
| 18 | Stanley Anderson-Lofton | QB | FR | 6' 2" | 221 | Orlando, FL |
| 8 | Antonio Martin | RB | SR | 5' 10" | 232 | Atlanta, GA |
| 9 | Terrence Brown | RB | SR | 5' 9" | 212 | Detroit, MI |
| 21 | Ashton Jones | RB | SO | 5' 8" | 208 | Nashville, TN |
| 29 | DJ Taylor | RB | SO | 6' 1" | 213 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 30 | Robert Lathon Jr. | RB | FR | 5' 10" | 198 | Columbus, OH |
| 33 | Brooklen Davis | RB | FR | 5' 10" | 195 | Nashville, TN |
| 35 | Duece Lawrence | RB | FR | 5' 9" | 197 | Jackson, TN |
| 0 | Santana Fleming | WR | JR | 5' 9" | 166 | Miami Gardens, FL |
| 1 | Markus Allen | WR | SR | 6' 2" | 211 | Dayton, OH |
| 3 | Cam'ron Lacy | WR | JR | 5' 8" | 158 | Toccoa, GA |
| 4 | Tyree Patterson | WR | JR | 6' 1" | 198 | Eustis, FL |
| 6 | AJ Jones | WR | SR | 6' 4" | 211 | Ontario, CA |
| 13 | Ziyon Butler | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 156 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 17 | Bryson Maddox | WR | FR | 6' 4" | 187 | Clinton, TN |
| 19 | Kason Stokes | WR | SO | 6' 2" | 190 | Tampa, FL |
| 23 | Malachi Steele | WR | FR | 5' 7" | 147 | Franklin, TN |
| 43 | Christopher Kaup | WR | SO | 6' 2" | 205 | Chicago, IL |
| 80 | Zaidyn Moore | WR | SO | 5' 10" | 194 | La Vergne, TN |
| 85 | Neo Clifton | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 209 | Nashville, TN |
| 89 | Landon Collins | WR | SO | 6' 2" | 183 | Knoxville, TN |
| 39 | Evan Poticher | TE | JR | 6' 2" | 255 | Kodak, TN |
| 47 | Sawyer Lovvorn | TE | SO | 6' 0" | 229 | Shelbyville, TN |
| 81 | Wilson Hodges | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 252 | Montgomery, AL |
| 83 | Koraun Perdue | TE | SR | 6' 6" | 237 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 84 | Jadin Hambrick | TE | JR | 6' 6" | 219 | Tyler, TX |
| 86 | Brody Benke | TE | SO | 6' 3" | 247 | Fort Thomas, KY |
| 88 | Tayvion Galloway | TE | SO | 6' 4" | 232 | Chillicothe, OH |
| 50 | Chris Moreno | OL | JR | 6' 1" | 322 | Newark, NJ |
| 53 | Roman Jones | OL | FR | 6' 2" | 265 | Brentwood, TN |
| 55 | Adrian Crespin | OL | JR | 6' 2" | 295 | Woodbridge, VA |
| 58 | Trevaris Edwards | OL | JR | 6' 2" | 300 | Pensacola, FL |
| 61 | Otto Janse Van Rensburg | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 295 | Sevierville, TN |
| 62 | Tim Jacobs | OL | JR | 6' 4" | 305 | Columbus, OH |
| 63 | Alex Gale | OL | SO | 6' 3" | 308 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 65 | Brennan Smith | OL | SR | 6' 3" | 313 | Pensacola, FL |
| 71 | Quentin Butler | OL | JR | 6' 3" | 300 | Culpeper, VA |
| 76 | Garrett Austin | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 309 | Hampstead, NC |
| 77 | Diego Blattler | OL | SR | 6' 6" | 283 | San Diego, CA |
| 78 | Kyle Larkin | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 319 | Brentwood, TN |
| 79 | Jack Mohlman | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 266 | Ponte Vedra, FL |
| 41 | Trashun Griffin | DE | SO | 6' 3" | 267 | Centreville, AL |
| 49 | Tiyyan Robinson | DE | SO | 6' 3" | 262 | Durham, NC |
| 75 | Matthew Blomquist | DE | SO | 6' 5" | 254 | Manchester, TN |
| 93 | Aidan Butts | DE | JR | 6' 3" | 256 | Toccoa, GA |
| 45 | Jayden Arenas-Michel | DT | FR | 6' 4" | 273 | Montreal, Canada |
| 90 | Justin Bodford | DT | SO | 6' 0" | 292 | Plantation, FL |
| 95 | Zeion Simpson-Smith | DT | SO | 6' 2" | 264 | Nashville, TN |
| 96 | Christien Moreau | DT | FR | 6' 0" | 308 | Miramar, FL |
| 91 | Felix Hixon | NT | SR | 6' 1" | 308 | Jackson, GA |
| 98 | Emmanuel Gyamfi | NT | JR | 6' 0" | 295 | Buford, GA |
| 99 | Archie Roseman V | NT | FR | 6' 3" | 320 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 13 | Ashton Taylor | LB | SR | 6' 0" | 215 | Hoover, AL |
| 16 | Jaiyden Thompson | LB | SR | 6' 3" | 241 | Okolona, MS |
| 17 | Jayson Lowe | LB | JR | 6' 1" | 208 | Brentwood, TN |
| 26 | Korey Smith | LB | JR | 5' 11" | 219 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 31 | Mathias Malaki-Donaldson | LB | SR | 6' 5" | 235 | Baldwin Park, CA |
| 32 | Jonas Jimerson | LB | FR | 6' 4" | 223 | Memphis, TN |
| 33 | Malik Love | LB | SO | 6' 4" | 223 | Mcdonough, GA |
| 34 | Austin Clemons | LB | SO | 6' 0" | 213 | Pembroke, GA |
| 40 | BJ Ausmer | LB | SO | 6' 2" | 244 | Ocean Springs, MS |
| 42 | La'Garrius Sims | LB | JR | 6' 3" | 233 | Mobile, AL |
| 44 | Kaven Call | LB | JR | 6' 2" | 242 | Apopka, FL |
| 46 | Reggie Johnson | LB | SR | 6' 3" | 263 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 48 | Darnell Malpress | LB | FR | 6' 3" | 218 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 51 | Shane Rochelle | LB | FR | 6' 0" | 210 | Miami Gardens, FL |
| 52 | Micah Smith | LB | FR | 6' 2" | 203 | Hermitage, TN |
| 53 | Braxton Lillis | LB | FR | 6' 1" | 210 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 2 | Jackson Lowe | CB | SO | 6' 1" | 200 | Brentwood, TN |
| 12 | Ricky Lee | CB | JR | 5' 10" | 170 | Atlanta, GA |
| 15 | Devan Carlisle | CB | JR | 6' 4" | 200 | Hoover, AL |
| 18 | Troy Booker Jr. | CB | SO | 6' 0" | 207 | Evans, GA |
| 19 | Aidan Singleton | CB | SR | 5' 10" | 191 | Port Saint Lucie, FL |
| 21 | Jason Hardy | CB | SR | 6' 1" | 177 | Detroit, MI |
| 23 | KJ Miniefield | CB | JR | 5' 11" | 169 | Chandler, AZ |
| 25 | Ethan Sherman | CB | FR | 5' 11" | 174 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 27 | Jalen Jackson | CB | SO | 6' 3" | 196 | Nashville, TN |
| 36 | Chris Ragans | CB | FR | 6' 0" | 171 | Hopkinsville, KY |
| 39 | Chase Davis | CB | FR | 5' 8" | 159 | Houston, TX |
| 5 | Dyson McCutcheon | S | SR | 5' 9" | 180 | Claremont, CA |
| 7 | Christofer Noble | S | SO | 6' 2" | 207 | Kankakee, IL |
| 10 | Jordan Chestnut | S | SR | 6' 4" | 205 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 11 | James Johnson | S | SO | 5' 10" | 195 | Douglasville, GA |
| 22 | Gumbo Gaskins | S | SR | 6' 1" | 187 | Jonesboro, GA |
| 24 | Camari Hall | S | SO | 5' 9" | 179 | Hollywood, FL |
| 29 | Andrew Cross-Adams | S | FR | 6' 1" | 186 | Nashville, TN |
| 37 | Justis Haggard | S | FR | 5' 10" | 197 | Tullahoma, TN |
| 38 | Locke Kennedy | S | SO | 6' 3" | 205 | Franklin, TN |
| 91 | Dominic Bourgeois | PK | SR | 5' 8" | 216 | Baltimore, MD |
| 96 | Wyatt Joyce | PK | JR | 5' 10" | 175 | Lewisburg, TN |
| 92 | Ashton Logan | P | SR | 6' 2" | 215 | Anaheim Hills, CA |
| 97 | Aden Caine | P | JR | 6' 1" | 203 | Newcastle, England |
| 54 | Connor Dougherty | LS | SR | 6' 3" | 233 | Franklin, TN |
| 56 | Ean Matusek | LS | FR | 6' 0" | 220 | Shelbyville, TN |
| 59 | Henry Hamlin | LS | SO | 6' 3" | 231 | Johnson City, TN |
| 60 | Charlie Oltremari | LS | FR | 6' 2" | 208 | Germantown, TN |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →