2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Sun Belt co-champion
Motor City Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Central Michigan
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2006 record	7–6 (6–1 SBC)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill
Offensive coordinator	G. A. Mangus
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,788)

2006 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Troy +		6	–	1		8	–	5
Middle Tennessee +		6	–	1		7	–	6
Arkansas State		4	–	3		6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		4	–	3		5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	4		6	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	4		4	–	8
North Texas		2	–	5		3	–	9
FIU		0	–	7		0	–	12

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Middle Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off a losing 4–7 record (3–4 SBC) in 2005, which saw the dismissal of head coach Andy McCollum. The team's new head coach was Rick Stockstill. The Blue Raiders played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium and compete in the Sun Belt Conference.

The 2006 season saw a new coaching staff turn the Blue Raiders around from the losing record of the previous year, adding 3 wins to the total of the previous season. Also, that season saw the Blue Raiders play in their first bowl game, the Motor City Bowl, in the division I-A/FBS era.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Florida International	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	W 7-6	20,058
September 9	5:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 10-24	47,704
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ESPNU	W 44-0	20,806
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 0-59	84,326
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Fouts Field • Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 35-0	16,986
October 6	7:00 p.m	No. 8 Louisville*	LP Field • Nashville, TN	ESPN2	L 17-44	32,797
October 21	6:00 p.m.	at UL-Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 35-21	11,717
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at UL-Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		W 34-20	22,093
November 4	2:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	CSS	W 35-14	18,712
November 11	4:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR		W 38-10	10,176
November 18	11:30 a.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	L 7-52	70,442
November 25	2:30 p.m.	Troy	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (Battle for the Palladium)	CSS	L 20-21	17,812
December 26	6:30 p.m.	vs. Central Michigan*	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 14-31	54,113
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Starting lineup

Offense

Position	Number	Name	Class
QB	#17	Clint Marks	r-Sr.
TB	#20	Eugene Gross	r-Sr.
FB	#38	Hunter Birtsch	r-Jr.
TE	#80	Clinton Corder	r-Jr.
TE	#85	Stephen Chicola	Jr.
WR	#87	Bobby Williams	So.
WR	#13	Taron Henry	r-Jr.
WR	#83	Jonathan Grigsby	r-Jr.
LT	#54	Franklin Dunbar	r-So.
LG	#79	Brandon Nix	Jr.
C	#50	Paul Cantrell	r-Sr.
RG	#77	David Price	r-So.
RT	#73	Germayle Franklin	r-Sr.

Defense

Position	Number	Name	Class
LE	#13	Tavares Jones	Jr.
LT	#97	Trevor Jenkins	So.
RT	#56	Wes Hofacker	r-So.
RE	#45	Sean Mosley	r-Jr.
SLB	#39	Marcus Brandon	r-Sr.
MLB	#1	Justin Rainey	r-Sr.
WLB	#25	J.K. Sabb	Sr.
LCB	#24	Bradley Robinson	r-Jr.
RCB	#27	Regie Doucet	Sr.
FS	#5	Damon Nickson	Jr.
SS	#8	Kent Wilson	So.

Special teams

Position	Number	Name	Class
K	#46	Colby Smith	r-Sr.
KR	#22	DeMarco McNair	r-Jr.
KR	#2	Desmond Gee	Fr.
P	#46	Colby Smith	r-Sr.
PR	#24	Bradley Robinson	r-Jr.

_{* Note: r before the class year means that the player has used a redshirt year.}

Game summaries

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	6	0	0	0	6
Middle Tennessee	0	7	0	0	7

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	3	0	7	0	10
Maryland	10	7	7	0	24

Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee Tech	0	0	0	0	0
Middle Tennessee	3	0	20	21	44

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma	24	21	7	7	59

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	14	7	7	7	35
North Texas	0	0	0	0	0

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	10	13	7	14	44
Middle Tennessee	10	0	0	7	17

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee					0
LA-Monroe					0

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee					0
LA-Lafayette					0

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
FAU					0
Middle Tennessee					0

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee					0
A-State					0

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee					0
South Carolina					0

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy					0
Middle Tennessee					0

Motor City Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Michigan					0
Middle Tennessee					0

References

2006 Middle Tennessee Football Media Guide

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate

Culture & lore	Lightning "MTSU Fight Songs" Band of Blue

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Sun Belt Conference football champions

Middle Tennessee & North Texas (2001)
North Texas (2002)
North Texas (2003)
North Texas (2004)
Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, & Louisiana–Monroe (2005)
Middle Tennessee & Troy (2006)
Florida Atlantic & Troy (2007)
Troy (2008)
Troy (2009)
Florida International & Troy (2010)
Arkansas State (2011)
Arkansas State (2012)
Arkansas State & Louisiana–Lafayette (2013)
Georgia Southern (2014)
Arkansas State (2015)

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