2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Over the course of the season, the Blue Raiders were outscored by their opponents by a total of 297–332.[1]

2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2002 record4–8 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Campbell (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBlake Anderson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Davis (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
(Capacity: 30,788)
2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Texas $  6 0     8 5  
New Mexico State  5 1     7 5  
Arkansas State  3 3     6 7  
Middle Tennessee  2 4     4 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette  2 4     3 9  
Louisiana–Monroe  2 4     3 9  
Idaho  1 5     2 10  
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 3111:30 amat Alabama*L 34–3980,091
September 76:00 pmat No. 4 Tennessee*L 3–26107,672
September 2112:30 pmat Kentucky*L 22–4460,584
September 287:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State*L 14–2427,519
October 54:00 pmat Arkansas StateL 7–1316,191
October 126:00 pmat Vanderbilt*W 21–2028,660
October 1911:00 amLouisiana–Lafayette
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
W 48–359,726
October 262:00 pmat IdahoL 18–2112,434
November 26:00 pmat New Mexico StateL 21–2419,562
November 162:30 pmLouisiana–Monroe
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
W 44–288,326
November 232:30 pmNorth Texas
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
L 20–306,827
November 302:00 pmUtah State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
W 45–283,418
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Schedule Sources[2][3]

Game summaries

at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 11 3 20 34
Crimson Tide 22 0 7 10 39

at No. 4 Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 0 3 3
No. 4 Volunteers 14 3 0 9 26

at Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 16 6 0 22
Wildcats 17 7 13 7 44

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 3 0 14 24
Blue Raiders 7 0 7 0 14

at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 0 0 7
Indians 6 7 0 0 13

at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
Commodores 3 0 7 10 20

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 2 13 7 13 35
Blue Raiders 14 3 21 10 48

at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 10 0 8 18
Vandals 7 0 14 0 21

at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 14 7 21
Aggies 0 10 0 14 24

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Indians 0 14 7 7 28
Blue Raiders 24 7 10 3 44

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 6 9 8 7 30
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 6 20

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 14 0 14 28
Blue Raiders 14 3 14 14 45

References

  1. Howell, James. "Middle Tennessee State Historical Scores". jhowell.net. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  2. "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Schedule - 2002". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. "2002 Football Schedule". goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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