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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

2026 season

3rd in the Conference USA · 2-1 in the conference

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The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are 4-3 in 2026, scoring 23.3 and allowing 27.6 points a game. Next: vs Kennesaw State Owls on Oct 28, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

4–3 · avg margin -4.3

+24MUR

-2@MRSH

+7NEV

-10@JVST

-55@KU

+3DEL

+3@FIU

MTSU · bars scaled to the biggest margin (55).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiMTSU's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

19.3%#8

Turnovers / game

0.57#14

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

3.1%#20

Yards / rush

5.1#32

▼ Weaknesses

Third-down conversion

26%#136

Power success?Conversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.

58%#130

Yards / pass attempt

6.5#119

Completion %

58%#110

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiMTSU's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.44#22

Power success?Conversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.

68%#48

Takeaways / game

1.29#63

Points added / pass?Expected points added per pass play.

+0.19#74

▼ Weaknesses

Havoc rate?TFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.

10.2%#135

Line yards / rush?Rushing yards credited to the offensive line. Defense column: what it allows.

3.53#134

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

18.3%#131

Rush success rate

50%#131

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

53%

Standard-down share

68%

Plays / game

58

Early-down pass rate

53%

Neutral-script pass rate

51%

Possession / game

28:37

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

-26.5

Rating 2025

-16.0

Talent

572

Returning

33%

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