Middle Tennessee State

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Middle Tennessee State University
Established	September 11, 1911
President	Sidney McPhee
Athletic Director	Chris Massaro
Enrollment	22,554
City	Murfreesboro
State	Tennessee
Campus Size	466 acres
Colors	Royal Blue and White
Mascot	Lightning
Nickname	Blue Raiders
Conference	Sun Belt
Championships	Golf (1 team, 2 individual) Track & Field (5 individual) Tennis (1 singles, 2 doubles)
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Middle Tennessee State University, founded on September 11, 1911, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It was founded as one of the three state normal schools for teacher training. Academics: Middle Tennessee was founded on its education program, and it remains one of the highest-enrolled programs at the university. Nursing and Agriscience, also staples among Tennessee universities, were also a large part of the school's early identity and continue to be strong programs today. In recent years, Middle Tennessee has received national recognition for its newer programs, including Aerospace, Journalism, Broadcasting, and Recording Industry. Athletics: Middle Tennessee has won 11 individual and team national championships with most coming in Track & Field and Tennis. The Lady Raider basketball and volleyball teams have recently garnered national attention. Rivalries: Middle Tennessee's biggest rivals are Western Kentucky in basketball and Troy in football. Historically, Tennessee Tech has been a rival of Middle Tennessee.

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Projected Starters: 4.3 History 5 Baseball 5.1 Staff 5.2 History 6 External Links

[edit] Traditions

• Colors - Royal Blue and White
• Mascot - Lightning
• Fight Song(s) - Raiders Ride
• Alma Mater
• Rivalry Games - Battle for the Palladium vs Troy, Harvey / Shinny Ninny - defunct rivalry game vs Tennessee Tech
• Band - Band of Blue
  

Blue Horseshoe

[edit] Stadiums

• Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium - Football

• Murphy Athletic Center - Basketball

• Reese Smith Field - Baseball

[edit] Football

[edit] Staff

Head Football Coach - Rick Stockstill
Offensive Coordinator - G.A. Mangus
Defensive Coordinator - Manny Diaz

[edit] Projected Starters

Offense

POS	NO	NAME	CLASS
QB
FB
RB
WR
WR
TE
T
G
C
G
T

Defense

POS	NO	NAME	CLASS
DE
DT
DT
DE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB

Special Teams:

POS	NO	NAME	CLASS
PK
P

* Denotes player has taken a redshirt

[edit] History

• National Championships - 0
  
• Conference Championships - 20

Years	Conference
1935, 1936	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953^, 1954, 1955	Volunteer State Athletic Conference
1956, 1957	Ohio Valley Conference, Volunteer State Athletic Conference
1958^, 1959^, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, ^1990 , 1992	Ohio Valley Conference
2001^, 2006	Sun Belt

^Denotes Co-Champions

• Bowl Appearances - 5
• Bowl Record - 2-3
• BCS Appearances - 0
  
• Bowl History

Bowl	Date	Location	Winning Team	Losing Team
Refrigerator Bowl	12/1/1956	Evansville, IN	Sam Houston State 27	Middle Tennessee State 13
Tangerine Bowl	1/1/1960	Orlando, FL	Middle Tennessee State 21	Presbyterian 12
Tangerine Bowl	12/29/1961	Orlando, FL	Lamar 21	Middle Tennessee State 14
Grantland Rice Bowl	12/12/1964	Murfreesboro, TN	Sam Houston State 20	Muskingum 0
Motor City Bowl	12/26/2006	Detroit, MI	Central Michigan 31	Middle Tennessee State 14

• Famous Alumni - Don Griffin, Kelly Holcomb, Thomas Johnson, Tyrone Calico, Kendall Newson, Kenny Tippins, Marty Carter, Ray Oldham, Dwight Stone, Jonathan Quinn, ReShard Lee, Coach Ken Shipp (New York Jets HC), Sulecio Sanford, Demetrios Walker, Brandon Lynch, Bill Cherry
  

• Played in the "Hugo Bowl" vs Georgia Southern, less than 180 miles from the eye of Hurricane Hugo.

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Kermit Davis

[edit] Projected Starters:

POS	NO	NAME	CLASS
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Key Bench Players:
PG:
SG:
PG/SG
PF/C:
SF:

* Denotes player is a Walkon

[edit] History

• NCAA Tournament Appearances - 6
  
• Final Four Appearances - 0
  
• National Championships - 0
  
• Conference Championships
  
• Famous Alumni - John "Helicopter" Humphries (AND1 basketball tour)
  
• Retired Numbers -

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Staff

Head Coach - Steve Peterson
Associate Head Coach - Jim McGuire
Assistant Coach - Mike McLaury

[edit] History

• College World Series Appearances -
  
• National Championships -
  
• Famous Alumni - Dewon Brazelton

[edit] External Links

• BlueRaiderNation.com
• GoMiddle.com (Rivals)
• BlueRaiderZone.com (Scout)

Sun Belt Conference    East: Florida Atlantic • Florida International • Middle Tennessee State • South Alabama • Troy • Western Kentucky      West: Arkansas-Little Rock • Arkansas State • Denver • Louisiana Lafayette • Louisiana Monroe • New Orleans • North Texas