Conference USA

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Season

Middle Tennessee

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 64 42

Points / Game 32.0 21.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 748 600

Plays 117 110

Yards / Play 6.39 5.45

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 44 65

Rushing Yards 305 274

Yards / Attempt 6.93 4.22

Rushing Touchdowns 2 5

Passing

Pass Completions 45 28

Pass Attempts 73 45

Completion % 61.6% 62.2%

Net Passing Yards 443 326

Yards / Attempt 6.07 7.24

Passing Touchdowns 4 1

Interceptions Thrown 1 0

First Downs

First Downs 43 35

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 6 7

3rd Down Attempts 19 22

3rd Down % 31.6% 31.8%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 2 2

4th Down Attempts 3 2

4th Down % 66.7% 100.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 1 2

Fumbles Lost 0 2

Interceptions Thrown 1 0

Fumbles Recovered 2 0

Defense

Sacks 0 1

Tackles for Loss 6 4

Interceptions — 1

Interception Return Yards — 54

Interception Return Touchdowns — 0

Penalties

Penalties 17 14

Penalty Yards 115 125

Possession

Possession Time 58:28 50:31

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 2 6

Kick Return Yards 33 127

Yards / Return 16.50 21.17

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 7 2

Punt Return Yards 50 20

Yards / Return 7.14 10.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.64

Success Rate 45.8%

PPA 0.266

Explosiveness 1.157

Opportunities 11

Drives 19

Plays 120

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 7.0%

Power Success 75.0%

Line Yards 4.11

Second-Level Yards 1.72

Open-Field Yards 2.02

Line Yards Total 177

Second-Level Yards Total 74

Open-Field Yards Total 87

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 51.2%

PPA 0.286

Explosiveness 0.936

Play Rate 35.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 44.6%

PPA 0.249

Explosiveness 1.304

Play Rate 61.7%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 52.4%

Standard Downs PPA 0.230

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.900

Standard Downs Rate 68.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate 31.6%

Passing Downs PPA 0.345

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.077

Passing Downs Rate 31.7%

Field Position

Average Start 72.2

Average Predicted Points 1.295

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 10.0%

Front Seven Havoc 4.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.8%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.326

Adjusted Success Rate 9.1%

Adjusted PPA 0.189

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.139

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.432

Adjusted Stuff Rate 15.6%

Adjusted Power Success 20.4%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 13.3%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.10

Success Rate Allowed 43.4%

PPA Allowed 0.118

Explosiveness Allowed 1.152

Opportunities Faced 10

Drives Faced 22

Plays Faced 113

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 20.0%

Power Success Allowed 73.3%

Line Yards Allowed 2.98

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.02

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.78

Line Yards Total Allowed 194

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 66

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 44.6%

PPA Allowed -0.025

Explosiveness Allowed 1.047

Play Rate Faced 57.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 42.2%

PPA Allowed 0.320

Explosiveness Allowed 1.362

Play Rate Faced 39.8%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 50.6%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.070

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.044

Standard Downs Rate Faced 71.7%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 25.0%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.239

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.710

Passing Downs Rate Faced 28.3%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 76.1

Average Predicted Points -0.916

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 14.2%

Front Seven Havoc 8.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.375

Adjusted Success Rate 3.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.157

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.087

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.462

Adjusted Stuff Rate 3.2%

Adjusted Power Success -4.7%

Adjusted Havoc -2.8%