Conference USA

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Season

Middle Tennessee

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 191 237

Points / Game 23.9 29.6

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,757 3,142

Plays 497 491

Yards / Play 5.55 6.40

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 237 284

Rushing Yards 1,170 1,458

Yards / Attempt 4.94 5.13

Rushing Touchdowns 7 17

Passing

Pass Completions 147 132

Pass Attempts 260 207

Completion % 56.5% 63.8%

Net Passing Yards 1,587 1,684

Yards / Attempt 6.10 8.14

Passing Touchdowns 12 12

Interceptions Thrown 4 6

First Downs

First Downs 153 162

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 31 35

3rd Down Attempts 98 91

3rd Down % 31.6% 38.5%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 7 6

4th Down Attempts 13 11

4th Down % 53.8% 54.5%

Turnovers

Turnovers 6 11

Fumbles Lost 2 5

Interceptions Thrown 4 6

Fumbles Recovered 5 2

Defense

Sacks 9 9

Tackles for Loss 23 34

Interceptions 6 4

Interception Return Yards 77 176

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 1

Penalties

Penalties 58 56

Penalty Yards 426 461

Possession

Possession Time 240:40 228:19

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 19 18

Kick Return Yards 445 400

Yards / Return 23.42 22.22

Kick Return Touchdowns 1 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 10 16

Punt Return Yards 58 260

Yards / Return 5.80 16.25

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.60

Success Rate 39.7%

PPA 0.083

Explosiveness 1.227

Opportunities 43

Drives 89

Plays 511

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 18.1%

Power Success 62.1%

Line Yards 3.18

Second-Level Yards 1.37

Open-Field Yards 1.15

Line Yards Total 723

Second-Level Yards Total 311

Open-Field Yards Total 261

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 42.3%

PPA 0.085

Explosiveness 0.998

Play Rate 44.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 37.4%

PPA 0.097

Explosiveness 1.477

Play Rate 52.8%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 44.6%

Standard Downs PPA 0.021

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.012

Standard Downs Rate 66.7%

Passing Downs Success Rate 30.0%

Passing Downs PPA 0.206

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.869

Passing Downs Rate 33.3%

Field Position

Average Start 71.9

Average Predicted Points 1.272

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 14.7%

Front Seven Havoc 7.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.0%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.484

Adjusted Success Rate 1.4%

Adjusted PPA 0.021

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.004

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.236

Adjusted Stuff Rate 3.3%

Adjusted Power Success -4.3%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 5.1%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.87

Success Rate Allowed 47.3%

PPA Allowed 0.180

Explosiveness Allowed 1.184

Opportunities Faced 54

Drives Faced 92

Plays Faced 499

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 15.3%

Power Success Allowed 68.9%

Line Yards Allowed 3.52

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.37

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.16

Line Yards Total Allowed 965

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 376

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 51.1%

PPA Allowed 0.183

Explosiveness Allowed 1.019

Play Rate Faced 54.9%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 43.7%

PPA Allowed 0.208

Explosiveness Allowed 1.464

Play Rate Faced 42.7%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 53.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.166

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.057

Standard Downs Rate Faced 73.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 30.6%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.217

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.788

Passing Downs Rate Faced 26.9%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.8

Average Predicted Points -1.270

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 10.6%

Front Seven Havoc 6.0%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.092

Adjusted Success Rate -2.1%

Adjusted PPA 0.049

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.079

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.271

Adjusted Stuff Rate -2.9%

Adjusted Power Success 1.6%

Adjusted Havoc -6.9%