2024 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team explained
| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 3–9 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Derek Mason |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Bodie Reeder |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | Brian Stewart |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
The 2024 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders are led by Derek Mason in his first year as the head coach. The Blue Raiders will play home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[1]
Preseason
C-USA media poll
The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Blue Raiders were predicted to finish fourth in the conference.[2]
| Media poll |
| 1 | Liberty | 197 (18) |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 173 (2) |
| 3 | Jacksonville State | 166 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 98 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 97 |
| Sam Houston |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 88 |
| 8 | FIU | 81 |
| 9 | UTEP | 76 |
| 10 | Kennesaw State | 27 | |
Schedule
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Game summaries
Tennessee Tech
See also: 2024 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.
| Statistics | TNTC | MTSU |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 341 | 328 |
| Rushing yards | 67 | 118 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 210 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:09 | 32:51 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Tennessee Tech | Passing | Jordyn Potts | 27/38, 256 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Jalen Mitchell | 11 rushes, 52 yards |
| Receiving | D. J. Linkins | 7 recptions, 61 yards |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiao | 20/35, 210 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Frank Peasant | 10 rushes, 49 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Omari Kelly | 4 receptions, 47 yards | |
At No. 6 Ole Miss
See also: 2024 Ole Miss Rebels football team.
| Statistics | MTSU | MISS |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 34 |
| Total yards | 278 | 655 |
| Rushing yards | 28 | 258 |
| Passing yards | 250 | 397 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:03 | 26:57 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 21/33, 209 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Terry Wilkins | 7 rushes, 19 yards |
| Receiving | Holden Willis | 6 receptions, 93 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | | 25/27, 377 yards, TD |
| Rushing | | 14 rushes, 165 yards, 4 TD |
| Receiving | | 9 receptions, 130 yards | |
Western Kentucky (100 Miles of Hate)
See also: 2024 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 100 Miles of Hate.
| Statistics | WKU | MTSU |
|---|
| First downs | 30 | 21 |
| Total yards | 631 | 514 |
| Rushing yards | 150 | 58 |
| Passing yards | 481 | 456 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:22 | 28:38 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Western Kentucky | Passing | | 27/30, 398 yards, 5 TD |
| Rushing | L. T. Sanders | 8 rushes, 54 yards |
| Receiving | Kisean Johnson | 8 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 24/31, 456 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Nicholas Vattiato | 9 rushes, 21 yards |
| Receiving | Omari Kelly | 9 receptions, 239 yards, 3 TD | |
Duke
See also: 2024 Duke Blue Devils football team.
| Statistics | DUKE | MTSU |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Total yards | 340 | 295 |
| Rushing yards | 124 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 216 | 127 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 23:45 | 36:15 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Duke | Passing | | 14/21, 216 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Star Thomas | 17 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Nicky Dalmolin | 4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 21/33, 127 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jaiden Credle | 12 carries, 125 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Holden Willis | 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD | |
At Memphis
See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team.
| Statistics | MTSU | MEM |
|---|
| First downs | 13 | 22 |
| Total yards | 312 | 413 |
| Rushing yards | 29 | 186 |
| Passing yards | 283 | 227 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:51 | 34:09 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 21/31, 283 yards |
| Rushing | Jaiden Credle | 10 carries, 39 yards |
| Receiving | Omari Kelly | 6 receptions, 174 yards |
| Memphis | Passing | | 26/41, 227 yards |
| Rushing | Mario Anderson Jr. | 18 carries, 118 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Roc Taylor | 6 receptions, 69 yards | |
At Louisiana Tech
See also: 2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
| Statistics | MTSU | LT |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 27 |
| Total yards | 336 | 551 |
| Rushing yards | 60 | 222 |
| Passing yards | 276 | 329 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:37 | 34:23 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 24/39, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jekail Middlebrook | 5 carries, 30 yards |
| Receiving | Omari Kelly | 8 receptions, 103 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Evan Bullock | 18/25, 290 yards, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Omiri Wiggins | 8 carries, 49 yards |
| Receiving | Tru Edwards | 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD | |
Kennesaw State
See also: 2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team.
| Statistics | KENN | MTSU |
|---|
| First downs | 10 | 17 |
| Total yards | 234 | 284 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 199 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:48 | 30:12 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Kennesaw State | Passing | Khalib Johnson | 5/17, 52 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Qua Ashley | 11 carries, 79 yards |
| Receiving | Carson Kent | 4 receptions, 59 yards |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 19/34, 199 yards |
| Rushing | Jaiden Credle | 10 carries, 49 yards |
| Receiving | Holden Willis | 8 receptions, 92 yards | |
At Jacksonville State
See also: 2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.
| Statistics | MTSU | JVST |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 30 |
| Total yards | 364 | 575 |
| Rushing yards | 67 | 438 |
| Passing yards | 297 | 137 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 25/36, 297 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Jaiden Credle | 8 carries, 39 yards |
| Receiving | Omari Kelly | 8 receptions, 128 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 10/18, 137 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Tre Stewart | 21 carries, 210 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Cam Vaughn | 4 receptions, 82 yards | |
At UTEP
See also: 2024 UTEP Miners football team.
| Statistics | MTSU | UTEP |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
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| Turnovers | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | | |
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| UTEP | Passing | | |
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Liberty
See also: 2024 Liberty Flames football team.
| Statistics | LIB | MTSU |
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| First downs | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Liberty | Passing | | |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | | |
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New Mexico State
See also: 2024 New Mexico State Aggies football team.
| Statistics | NMSU | MTSU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| New Mexico State | Passing | | |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | | |
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At FIU
See also: 2024 FIU Panthers football team.
| Statistics | MTSU | FIU |
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| First downs | | |
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| Turnovers | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Middle Tennessee | Passing | | |
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| FIU | Passing | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2024 Football Coaching Staff . Middle Tennessee State University Athletics . 2 February 2024.
- Web site: FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish. July 19, 2024. September 24, 2024. conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA.
- Web site: 2024 Middle Tennessee Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . 2 February 2024.
