This is a list of seasons completed by the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team. The Blue Raiders compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of Conference USA. They play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 30,788.

Middle Tennessee began playing football in 1911 as a small-college program. Following the NCAA's reclassification into divisions in 1973, the Blue Raiders competed as a Division II program for five seasons before moving up to the Division I-AA (now FCS) level in 1978. MTSU made seven appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoff before transitioning to Division I-A/FBS in 1999.

The Blue Raiders have won 13 conference championships in program history and have played in 13 bowl games, winning eight. The team is currently led by second-year head coach Derek Mason, who took over for Rick Stockstill after 18 years at the helm.

Seasons Legend † National champions † Conference champions ‡ Division champions  ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result +List of Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff resultAP/NCAA PollCoaches' PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishMiddle Tennessee State Normal 1911 1911 L. T. Weber Independent 0 2 0 — — — 1912 1912 1 0 0 — — — 1913 1913 Alfred B. Miles 5 1 1 — — — 1914 1914 5 0 1 — — — 1915 1915 3 3 1 — — — 1916 1916 5 2 0 — — — 1917 1917 Johnny Floyd 7 0 0 — — — 1918  No team due to World War I 1919 1919 Alfred B. Miles 6 0 0 — — — 1920 1920 4 1 0 — — — 1921 1921 3 2 1 — — — 1922 1922 2 6 0 — — — 1923 1923 3 1 0 — — — 1924 1924 Guy Stephenson 1 5 0 — — —Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1925 1925 Guy Stephenson Independent 3 4 2 — — — 1926 1926 Frank Faulkinberry 4 2 1 — — — 1927 1927 6 2 0 — — — 1928 1928 2 4 1 — — — 1929 1929 6 3 1 — — — 1930 1930 5 5 1 — — — 1931 1931 6 4 0 — — — 1932 1932 4 6 0 — — — 1933 1933 E. M. Waller 1 7 1 — — —Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders 1934 1934 E. M. Waller Independent 2 7 0 — — — 1935 1935 Johnny Floyd 8 0 0 — — — 1936 1936 7 1 0 — — — 1937 1937 6 1 1 — — — 1938 1938 2 6 0 — — — 1939 1939 Ernest Alley 1 6 1 — — — 1940 1940 Elwin W. Midgett 4 4 0 — — — 1941 1941 4 3 1 — — — 1942 1942 4 2 1 — — — 1943  No team due to World War II 1944 1945 1946 1946 6 2 1 — — —Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 1947 1947 Charles M. Murphy Independent 9 1 0 — — — 1948 1948 5 5 0 — — — 1949 1949 8 0 1 — — — 1950 1950 9 2 0 — — — 1951 1951 7 2 2 — — — 1952 1952 Ohio Valley 6 5 0 2 2 0 4th — — — 1953 1953 7 4 0 3 2 0 3rd — — — 1954 1954 4 4 2 2 2 1 4th — — — 1955 1955 7 2 1 4 1 0 2nd — — — 1956 1956† 7 3 0 5 0 0 1st† Lost 1956 Refrigerator Bowl againstSam Houston State, 13–27 ^ — — 1957 1957† 10 0 0 5 0 0 1st† — — — 1958 1958† 8 2 0 5 1 0 1st† — — 11 1959 1959† 10 0 1 5 0 1 1st† Won 1960 Tangerine Bowl againstPresbyterian, 21–12 ^ — 3 1960 1960 5 5 0 4 3 0 2nd — — — 1961 1961 7 4 0 5 1 0 2nd Lost 1961 Tangerine Bowl againstLamar Tech, 14–21 ^ — — 1962 1962† 6 4 0 4 2 0 1st† — — — 1963 1963 8 2 0 6 1 0 2nd — — — 1964 1964† 8 2 1 6 1 0 1st† Won 1964 Grantland Rice Bowl againstMuskingum, 20–0 ^ — — 1965 1965† 10 0 0 7 0 0 1st† — — 2 1966 1966 7 3 0 5 2 0 2nd — — — 1967 1967 5 5 0 4 3 0 3rd — — — 1968 1968 2 8 0 1 6 0 8th — — — 1969 1969 Donald E. Fuoss 1 9 0 1 6 0 8th — — — 1970 1970 Bill Peck 6 3 1 2 3 1 5th — — — 1971 1971 7 4 0 5 2 0 T-2nd — — — 1972 1972 7 3 1 4 2 1 3rd — — — 1973 1973 4 7 0 3 4 0 T-5th — — — 1974 1974 3 8 0 2 5 0 6th — — — 1975 1975 Ben Hurt 4 7 0 3 4 0 6th — — — 1976 1976 4 7 0 2 5 0 T-7th — — — 1977 1977 3 8 0 3 4 0 5th — — — 1978 1978 1 9 1 1 5 0 7th — — — 1979 1979 Boots Donnelly 1 9 0 1 5 0 6th — — — 1980 1980 2 8 0 2 5 0 7th — — — 1981 1981 6 5 0 4 4 0 T-4th — — — 1982 1982 8 3 0 4 3 0 3rd — — — 1983 1983 8 2 0 5 2 0 T-2nd — 16 — 1984 1984 11 3 0 5 2 0 T-2nd NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 7 — 1985 1985† 11 1 0 7 0 0 1st† NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 1 — 1986 1986 6 5 0 4 3 0 T-3rd — — — 1987 1987 6 5 0 4 2 0 3rd — — — 1988 1988 7 4 0 4 2 0 2nd — — — 1989 1989† 9 4 0 6 0 0 1st† NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ T-10 — 1990 1990† 11 2 0 5 1 0 1st† NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 1 — 1991 1991 9 4 0 6 1 0 2nd NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 9 — 1992 1992† 10 3 0 8 0 0 1st† NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 4 — 1993 1993 5 6 0 4 4 0 T-4th — — — 1994 1994 8 3 1 7 1 0 2nd NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^ 16 — 1995 1995 7 4 0 6 2 0 3rd — 25 — 1996 1996 6 5 4 4 T-4th — — — 1997 1997 4 6 2 5 6th — — — 1998 1998 5 5 5 2 T-2nd — — — 1999 1999 Andy McCollum Independent 3 8 — — — 2000 2000 6 5 — — — 2001 2001† Sun Belt 8 3 5 1 T-1st† — — — 2002 2002 4 8 2 4 T-4th — — — 2003 2003 4 8 4 3 T-2nd — — — 2004 2004 5 6 4 4 5th — — — 2005 2005 4 7 3 4 T-4th — — — 2006 2006† Rick Stockstill 7 6 6 1 T-1st† Lost 2006 Motor City Bowl againstCentral Michigan, 14–31 ^ — — 2007 2007 5 7 4 3 T-3rd — — — 2008 2008 5 7 4 3 T-5th — — — 2009 2009 10 3 7 1 T-2nd Won 2009 New Orleans Bowl againstSouthern Miss, 42–32 ^ — — 2010 2010 6 7 5 3 3rd Lost 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl againstMiami (OH), 21–35 ^ — — 2011 2011 2 10 1 7 8th — — — 2012 2012 8 4 6 2 T-2nd — — — 2013 2013 Conference USA 8 5 6 2 T-2nd Lost 2013 Armed Forces Bowl againstNavy, 6–24 ^ — — 2014 2014 6 6 5 3 2nd — — — 2015 2015 7 6 6 2 2nd Lost 2015 Bahamas Bowl againstWestern Michigan, 31–45 ^ — — 2016 2016 8 5 5 3 3rd Lost 2016 Hawaii Bowl againstHawaii, 35-52 ^ — — 2017 2017 7 6 4 4 T-3rd Won 2017 Camellia Bowl againstArkansas State, 35-30 ^ — — 2018 2018 8 6 7 1 1st‡ Lost 2018 New Orleans Bowl againstAppalachian State, 13–45 ^ — — 2019 2019 4 8 3 5 T-5th — — — 2020 2020 3 6 2 4 5th — — — 2021 2021 7 6 4 4 4th Won 2021 Bahamas Bowl againstToledo, 31–24 ^ — — 2022 2022 8 5 4 4 T-4th Won 2022 Hawaii Bowl againstSan Diego State, 25–23 ^ — — 2023 2023 4 8 3 5 5th — — — 2024 2024 Derek Mason 3 9 2 6 T-8th — — — 2025 2025 3 9 2 6 T-9th — — —Totals All-time:614–481–28() Conference:296–200–4()  Postseason:11–15–0() 

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