The 2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt title with Troy. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Motor City Bowl, the program's first bowl game at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, where they lost to Central Michigan. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
On December 12, 2005, Stockstill was hired as the new head football coach.
Schedule
Starting lineup Offense Position Number Name Class QB #17 Clint Marks r-Sr. TB #20 Eugene Gross r-Sr. FB #38 Hunter Birtsch r-Jr. TE #80 Clinton Corder r-Jr. TE #85 Stephen Chicola Jr. WR #87 Bobby Williams So. WR #13 Taron Henry r-Jr. WR #83 Jonathan Grigsby r-Jr. LT #54 Franklin Dunbar r-So. LG #79 Brandon Nix Jr. C #50 Paul Cantrell r-Sr. RG #77 David Price r-So. RT #73 Germayle Franklin r-Sr.
Defense Position Number Name Class LE #13 Tavares Jones Jr. LT #97 Trevor Jenkins So. RT #56 Wes Hofacker r-So. RE #45 Sean Mosley r-Jr. SLB #39 Marcus Brandon r-Sr. MLB #1 Justin Rainey r-Sr. WLB #25 J.K. Sabb Sr. LCB #24 Bradley Robinson r-Jr. RCB #27 Regie Doucet Sr. FS #5 Damon Nickson Jr. SS #8 Kent Wilson So.
Special teams Position Number Name Class K #46 Colby Smith r-Sr. KR #22 DeMarco McNair r-Jr. KR #2 Desmond Gee Fr. P #46 Colby Smith r-Sr. PR #24 Bradley Robinson r-Jr.
* Note: r before the class year means that the player has used a redshirt year.
Game summaries FIU
Maryland
Tennessee Tech
Oklahoma
North Texas
Louisville
Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana–Lafayette
Florida Atlantic
Arkansas State
South Carolina
Troy
Motor City Bowl
References