The 2011 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders team represents Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....

 in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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. The Blue Raiders will be led by sixth year head coach Rick Stockstill

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 and will play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference

Sun Belt Conference

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.

During the Off Season

On January 13, 2011, it was announced that both coordinators, Mike Schultz (Offensive) and Randall McCray (Defensive), would not return for the 2011 football season. After a very successful 2009 season

2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football for the 2009 season. Middle Tennessee competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team...

, when the team went 10-3 and won the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

2009 New Orleans Bowl

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, during the 2010 season

2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Middle Tennessee competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team was led by head coach Rick Stockstill...

 the team fell in several statistical categories. The team's turnover margin went from being ranked 8th in the nation to being 120th in the nation. Middle Tennessee's total offense fell from 27th in the nation to 69th in the nation, while their total defense fell from 50th in the nation to 72nd in the nation. Both coordinators only served for one season at Middle Tennessee.

On January 24, 2011, Rick Stockstill announced that he promoted cornerbacks coach Steve Ellis to defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

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 and running backs coach Willie Simmons to offensive coordinator

Offensive coordinator

An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

. Two days later, Coach Stockstill completed his staff by hiring Joe Cauthen to coach the linebackers and serve as the special team's coordinator, and Buster Faulkner to coach the quarterbacks and be the passing game coordinator.

During the season, on October 14, 2011, Willie Simmons abruptly resigned from his job as offensive coordinator following his arrest on aggravated assault charges. On October 17th, Buster Faulkner was named MTSU's offensive coordinator.

Schedule

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!colspan=8| Regular Season

Purdue Boilermakers

Current Series Record: Purdue 1-0

Pregame Line: Purdue -14.5
SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST QUARTER

• TD 8:19 MT, Malcolm Beyah 26 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 7-0
• FG 05:52 Purdue, Carson Wiggs 50 Yd, 7-3

SECOND QUARTER

• TD 07:32 Purdue, Jared Crank 2 Yd Pass From Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs Kick), 7-10
• TD 02:10 MT, Sancho McDonald 21 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 14-10

FOURTH QUARTER

• FG 13:58 MT, Alan Gendreau 42 Yd, 17-10
• TD 11:44 Purdue, Akeem Shavers 30 Yd Run (Carson Wiggs Kick), 17-17
• TD 09:26 MT, Benjamin Cunningham 2 Yd Run (Alan Gendreau Kick), 24-17
• FG 05:57 Purdue, Carson Wiggs 47 Yd, 24-20
• TD 00:49 Purdue, Antavian Edison 35 Yd Pass From Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs Kick), 24-27

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Current Series Record: Georgia Tech 2-0

Pregame Line: Georgia Tech -11
SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST QUARTER

• TD 14:46 GT, Tony Zenon 73 Yd Pass From Tevin Washington (Justin Moore Kick), 7-0
• TD 04:10 GT, Tevin Washington 2 Yd Run (Justin Moore Kick), 14-0
• TD 02:12 GT, Stephen Hill 71 Yd Pass From Tevin Washington (Justin Moore Kick), 21-0

SECOND QUARTER

• TD 10:45 GT, Tevin Washington 7 Yd Run (Justin Moore Kick), 28-0
• TD 03:12 MT, D.D. Kyles 15 Yd Run (Alan Gendreau Kick), 28-7

THIRD QUARTER

• TD 07:36 GT, Orwin Smith 2 Yd Run (Justin Moore Kick), 35-7
• TD 01:27 GT, Synjyn Days 5 Yd Run (Justin Moore Kick), 42-7

FOURTH QUARTER

• TD 12:57 MT, Benjamin Cunningham 1 Yd Run (Alan Gendreau Kick), 42-14
• TD 03:16 GT, Synjyn Days 1 Yd Run (Justin Moore Kick), 49-14
• TD 00:53 MT, Sancho McDonald 18 Yd Pass From Jeff Murphy (Alan Gendreau Kick), 49-21

Troy Trojans - Battle for the Palladium

Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 11-8

Pregame Line: Troy - 12.5
SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST QUARTER

• TD 05:46 MT, Reggie Whatley 82 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 7-0

SECOND QUARTER

• TD 14:04 Troy, Chris Pickett 63 Yd Fumble Return (Michael Taylor Kick), 7-7
• TD 08:19 MT, Sancho McDonald 50 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 14-7
• TD 04:31 Troy, Jaquon Robinson 8 Yd Pass From Corey Robinson (Michael Taylor Kick), 14-14
• TD 00:55 MT, Benjamin Cunningham 37 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 21-14

THIRD QUARTER

• TD 14:15 Troy, Eric Thomas 46 Yd Pass From Corey Robinson (Michael Taylor Kick), 21-21
• TD 10:19 MT, Malcolm Beyah 30 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 28-21
• FG 07:17 Troy, Michael Taylor 28 Yd, 28-24
• TD 01:11 Troy, Chandler Worthy 75 Yd Pass From Corey Robinson (Michael Taylor Kick), 28-31

FOURTH QUARTER

• TD 10:25 Troy, Chris Anderson 8 Yd Run (Michael Taylor Kick), 28-38
• TD 03:18 MT, Anthony Amos 34 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 35-38

Memphis Tigers

Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 15-8-1

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -22.5
SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST QUARTER

• TD 10:44 Memphis, Billy Foster 7 Yd Run (Paulo Henriques Kick), 7-0
• FG 03:52 Memphis, Paulo Henriques 36 Yd, 10-0

SECOND QUARTER

• TD 13:38 Memphis, Taylor Reed 7 Yd Run (Paulo Henriques Kick), 17-0
• TD 09:34 MT, Malcolm Beyah 5 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 17-7
• FG 01:39 MT, Alan Gendreau 21 Yd, 17-10

THIRD QUARTER

• TD 03:16 MT, Malcolm Beyah 36 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 17-17

FOURTH QUARTER

• TD 07:53 Memphis, Billy Foster 2 Yd Run (Paulo Henriques Kick), 24-17
• TD 07:19 MT, D.D. Kyles 59 Yd Run (Alan Gendreau Kick), 24-24
• TD 03:14 MT, Malcolm Beyah Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Alan Gendreau Kick), 24-31
• TD 01:41 Memphis, Keiwone Malone 23 Yd Pass From Taylor Reed (Paulo Henriques Kick), 31-31
• TD 00:11 MT, Anthony Amos 33 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 31-38

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers - 100 Miles of Hate

Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 32-29-1

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -10.5
SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST QUARTER

• TD MT, 07:37 Logan Kilgore 2 Yd Run. (Alan Gendreau Kick), 0-7
• TD WKU, 01:06 Kadeem Jones 1 Yd Run. (Casey Tinius Kick), 7-7

THIRD QUARTER

• TD MT, 10:17 D.D. Kyles 25 Yd Run. (Pat Blocked), 7-13
• SF WKU, 05:40 William Pratcher Tackled By Andrew Jackson In End Zone., 9-13
• TD WKU, 00:35 Bobby Rainey 10 Yd Run. (Casey Tinius Kick), 16-13

FOURTH QUARTER

• FG MT, 09:23 Alan Gendreau 22 Yd, 16-16
• TD WKU, 09:10 John Evans 90 Yd Kickoff Return. (Casey Tinius Kick), 23-16
• TD MT, 04:55 Anthony Amos 8 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore. (Alan Gendreau Kick), 23-23

OVERTIME

• TD WKU, Kadeem Jones 1 Yd Run. (Casey Tinius Kick), 30-23
• TD MT, Sancho McDonald 25 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore. (Alan Gendreau Kick), 30-30

2ND OVERTIME

• FG MT, Alan Gendreau 23 Yd, 30-33
• TD WKU, Bobby Rainey 7 Yd Pass From Kawaun Jakes., 36-33

Florida Atlantic Owls

Current Series Record: Middle Tennessee 6-3

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -6
SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST QUARTER

• TD 12:17 MT, Malcolm Beyah 20 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 7-0
• TD 06:18 MT, Shane Blissard 5 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 14-0
• TD 03:17 MT, Andrew Banks 23 Yd Pass From Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau Kick), 21-0

SECOND QUARTER

• TD 09:57 FAU, Darian Williams 5 Yd Pass From Graham Wilbert (Vinny Zaccario Kick), 21-7

THIRD QUARTER

• FG 07:50 MT, Alan Gendreau 32 Yd, 24-7
• TD 04:13 MT, William Pratcher 12 Yd Run (Alan Gendreau Kick), 31-7

FOURTH QUARTER

• TD 12:59 FAU, Stephen Curtis 1 Yd Run (Vinny Zaccario Kick), 31-14
• TD 02:23 MT, Kyle Griswould 1 Yd Run (Alan Gendreau Kick), 38-14

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Current Series Record: Tied 6-6

Pregame Line: Middle Tennessee -3