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2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Sun Belt Conference
8–4 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Rick Stockstill (7th season)
Buster Faulkner (1st season)
Pro spread
Steve Ellis (2nd season)Tyrone Nix (1st season)
4–3
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

The 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of Sun Belt Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Sun Belt. Despite finishing two wins above bowl eligibility, Middle Tennessee was not invited to a bowl game.

The 2012 season was the Blue Raiders last in the Sun Belt. Middle Tennessee initially announced a move to Conference USA (C-USA) to take effect no later than July 2014 and later moved the conference change up to July 2013.

Tyrone Nix was named co-defensive coordinator, along with Steve Ellis, and linebackers coach on February 22, 2012. Nix has led nationally ranked defenses at Southern Miss, South Carolina, and Ole Miss. Interim offensive coordinator, Buster Faulkner, was named offensive coordinator in February 2012. During the 2011 season Faulkner took over the play-calling duties the final seven games of the year following the resignation of Willie Simmons. Faulkner’s 2011 offense went on to record the fifth most yards of total offense, complete a record 299 passes, while becoming just the second offense in school history to amass over 3,000 passing yards.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:30 pm	McNeese State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 21–27	18,690
September 8	6:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 31–17	16,227
September 15	6:00 pm	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN		W 48–30	27,113
September 29	12:00 pm	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA	ACC RSN	W 49–28	39,270
October 6	2:30 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN	SBN/CSS	L 17–31	21,067
October 13	5:00 pm	at FIU	FIU StadiumMiami, FL		W 34–30	15,234
October 20	6:00 pm	at No. 15 Mississippi State*	Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS	ESPN2	L 3–45	55,108
October 27	2:30 pm	North Texas	Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 38–21	14,102
November 1	8:15 pm	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	ESPNU	W 34–29	17,327
November 17	2:30 pm	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL		W 20–12	15,087
November 24	2:30 pm	Troy	Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN3	W 24–21	18,605
December 1	2:00 pm	at Arkansas State	Liberty Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR		L 0–45	31,243
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time

	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	10	3	27
Blue Raiders	3	3	0	15	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	3	14	17
Blue Raiders	0	7	17	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	20	14	7	48
Tigers	3	14	6	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	14	14	14	49
Yellow Jackets	7	14	0	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	10	14	0	31
Blue Raiders	3	0	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	3	7	7	17	34
Panthers	6	14	3	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	3	0	0	3
#16 Bulldogs	10	0	21	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	14	7	21
Blue Raiders	17	7	14	0	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	10	7	7	10	34
Hilltoppers	7	10	7	5	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	3	7	3	20
Jaguars	3	3	6	0	12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	0	7	7	21
Blue Raiders	10	3	3	8	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wolves	21	14	7	3	45

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