2025 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2025 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
Record3–9 (2–6 CUSA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBodie Reeder (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrian Stewart (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Jacksonville State y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Kennesaw State y$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Missouri State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
FIU   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Delaware   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Liberty   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
UTEP   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Sam Houston   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Kennesaw State 19, Jacksonville State 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2025 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of Conference USA (CUSA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders were led by Derek Mason in his second year as the head coach. The Blue Raiders played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Devyn Curtis LB Arkansas State
Ethan Crite WR Austin Peay
Josh Evans WR Bethune–Cookman
Sam Driggers WR Central Arkansas
Luther Richesson QB Central Arkansas
Xavier Williams S Cincinnati
Drew Francis LB East Tennessee State
Taharin Sudderth DL East Tennessee State
James Monds III DB Eastern Michigan
Dumela Knox OL Ferris State
Julius Pierce OT FIU
Tyrell Raby DB Grambling State
Amarrien Bailey LB Hinds CC
Grant Chadwick P LSU
Javonte Sherman WR Mars Hill
Marvae Myers DB Marshall
Morgan Scott OT Marshall
Frank Peasant RB Memphis
Omari Kelly WR Michigan State
Ayden Merrihew OL Northern Colorado
Kellen Stewart WR Prairie View A&M
James Gillespie DT Sacramento State
James Shellman IV DB Savannah State
James Stewart DE Tennessee State
Caleb Reid LB Tennessee State
Shamar Crawford OL Tennessee State
Simon Wilson OL Tulsa
Jordan Beasley S UT Martin
Jordan Thompson LB Western Carolina
Jacob Coleman TE Unknown
Terry Wilkins RB Unknown
J’Shun Bodiford OL Unknown
John Howse IV S Unknown
Tyson Resper WR Unknown
Da'Shawn Elder DB Unknown
Jalen Jackson DB Unknown
Kedrick Burley DE Unknown
Nolan Forsha LB Unknown

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
AJ Jones WR Arizona
E.J. Harris OL Auburn
Alex Mitchell LB Chattanooga
Juwon Gaston CB Houston
Hunter Tipton TE Louisiana Tech
Amorion Walker WR Michigan
Brett Brown QB Missouri
Ikani Tuiono OL Nebraska–Kearney
Kevin Miniefield Jr. DB Northern Arizona
Joseph Habinowski OL Ohio
Ashton Logan P Oklahoma
Tayvion Galloway TE Purdue
Jacob Otts OL Rhode Island
Rickey Hunt Jr. RB Tulsa
Tyree Patterson WR UCF
Kason Stokes WR UCF

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Austin Peay*
ESPN+L 14–3418,505
September 63:00 p.m.at Wisconsin*
FS1L 10–4270,368
September 134:00 p.m.at Nevada*
KNSN-TVW 14–1316,808
September 206:00 p.m.Marshall*dagger
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+L 28–4215,168
September 275:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State
ESPN+L 16–2411,040
October 86:30 p.m.Missouri State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN2L 20–229,806
October 226:30 p.m.at Delaware
ESPN2L 28–3114,102
October 296:30 p.m.Jacksonville State
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN2L 21–2410,200
November 82:00 p.m.FIU
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+L 30–5612,227
November 152:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
ESPN+L 26–4216,547
November 222:00 p.m.Sam Houston
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN+W 31–177,605
November 292:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN+W 31–24 OT7,381

[3][4]

Game summaries

vs. Austin Peay (FCS)

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team
Game One – Austin Peay Governors (FCS) (0–0) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Governors (FCS) 14 7 31034
Blue Raiders 0 7 7014

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Wind: NW at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: Sunny • Temp: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,505
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Rose, Jeremy Kellem, and Justin Beasley
Game information
First quarter
  • APSU – Jaden Robinson 22-yard pass from Chris Parson (Carson Smith kick), 9:45. Governors 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:51.
  • APSU – Courtland Simmons 1-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 2:38. Governors 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:06.
Second quarter
  • APSU – Jackson Head 4-yard pass from Chris Parson (Carson Smith kick), 6:03. Governors 21–0. Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 9:30.
  • MTSU – Nahzae Cox 5-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Jacob Hathaway kick), 0:45. Governors 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:34.
Third quarter
  • APSU – Carson Smith 40-yard field goal, 11:04. Governors 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:56.
  • MTSU – Nahzae Cox 14-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Jacob Hathaway kick), 2:56. Governors 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:06.
Fourth quarter
  • APSU – Carson Smith 36-yard field goal, 12:48. Governors 27–14. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:07.
  • APSU – Austin Smith 2-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 7:42. Governors 34–14. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:52.
Statistics APSU MTSU
First downs 19 13
Total yards 344 153
Rushing yards 151 44
Passing yards 193 109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–27–0 16–37–0
Time of possession 38:35 21:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Austin Peay Passing Chris Parson 11/20, 142 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Courtland Simmons 10 carries, 35 yards, TD
Receiving Shemar Kirk 3 receptions, 69 yards
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiano 15/36, 104 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jekail Middlebrook 11 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Nahzae Cox 6 receptions, 50 yards, 2 TD

at Wisconsin

See also: 2025 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Game Two – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0–1) at Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 3 7 0010
Badgers 0 14 141442

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI

  • Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C); Wind: NW 12 mph
  • Game attendance: 70,368
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • MTSU – Jacob Hathaway 27-yard field goal, 4:13. Middle Tennessee 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:39.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Tyrell Henry 3-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:16 Wisconsin 7–3 Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.
  • WIS – Dilin Jones 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:07 Wisconsin 14–3 Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:57.
  • MTSU – Hunter Tipton 4-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Jacob Hathaway kick), 1:05 Wisconsin 14–10 Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:10.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Trech Kekahuna 61-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:26 Wisconsin 21–10 Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:52.
  • WIS – Vinny Anthony II 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:44 Wisconsin 28–10 Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:34.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Jayden Ballard 58-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:24 Wisconsin 35–10 Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:41.
  • WIS – Lance Mason 17-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 5:48 Wisconsin 42–10 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:33.
Statistics MTSU WIS
First downs 14 21
Total yards 241 436
Rushing yards 33 153
Passing yards 208 283
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–32–1 23–27–1
Time of possession 29:17 30:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiato 20/31, 197 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jekail Middlebrook 12 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Nahzae Cox 3 receptions, 75 yards
Wisconsin Passing Danny O'Neil 23/27, 283 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Dilin Jones 10 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Lance Mason 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD

at Nevada

See also: 2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Game Three – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0–2) at Nevada Wolf Pack (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 01414
Wolf Pack 0 13 0013

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,808
  • Referee: Kenneth Ray
  • TV announcers (KNSN-TV): Alex Margulies (play-by-play), Lucas Weber (analyst) and Shannon Kelly (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (14:52) NEV – Ky Woods 47-yard pass from Chubba Purdy, Joe McFadden kick (Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:08; Nevada 7–0)
  • (8:59) NEV – Joe McFadden 38-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:36; Nevada 10–0)
  • (1:02) NEV – Joe McFadden 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:44; Nevada 13–0)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • (14:52) MTSU – Nahzae Cox 13-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:59; Nevada 13–7)
  • (14:52) MTSU – Nicholas Vattiatio Cox 5-yard run, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 1:54; Middle Tennessee 14–13)
Statistics MTSU NEV
First downs 23 16
Total yards 352 369
Rushing yards 105 203
Passing yards 247 166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–45–1 14–25–2
Time of possession 31:10 28:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiato 27–44, 247 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jekail Middlebrook 10 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Myles Butler 7 receptions, 65 yards
Nevada Passing Chubba Purdy 5–7, 88 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Herschel Turner 12 carries, 90 yards
Receiving Jordan Brown 5 receptions, 58 yards

vs. Marshall

See also: 2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd (1–2) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 21 0 02142
Blue Raiders 14 6 8028

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

  • Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: S 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 15,168
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Rose (play-by-play), Jeremy Kellem (analyst) and Justin Beasley (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:47) MRSH – Toby Payne 3 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:15; Marshall 7–0)
  • (7:57) MTSU – Nazhae Cox 3 yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:51) MRSH – Demarcus Lacey 68 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:06; Marshall 14–7)
  • (6:03) MTSU – Amorion Walker 41 yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; Tied 14–14)
  • (1:05) MRSH – Carlos Del Rio-Wilson 2 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58; Marshall 21–14)
Second quarter
  • (9:36) MTSU – Jacob Hathaway 50 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:46; Marshall 21–17)
  • (1:37) MTSU – Jacob Hathaway 38 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:06; Marshall 21–20)
Third quarter
  • (5:54) MTSU – Nicholas Vattiato 3 yard run, Hunter Tipton pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:29; Middle Tennessee 28–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:54) MRSH – Toby Payne 4 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:00; Tied 28–28)
  • (8:47) MRSH – De'Andre Tamarez 24 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:05; Marshall 35–28)
  • (4:38) MRSH – Michael Allen 11 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:48; Marshall 42–28)
Statistics MRSH MTSU
First downs 27 14
Plays–yards 71–449 48–373
Rushes–yards 49–188 15–74
Passing yards 261 299
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–22–0 19–33–1
Time of possession 36:47 22:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Carlos Del Rio-Wilson 18/22, 261 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Michael Allen 21 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Demarcus Lacey 5 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiato 19/32, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jekail Middlebrook 6 carries, 89 yards
Receiving Nahzae Cox 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD

at Kennesaw State

See also: 2025 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Game Five – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–3) at Kennesaw State Owls (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 3 7 0616
Owls 21 0 0324

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

  • Date: Saturday September 27, 2025
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Nolan Alexander (play-by-play), Caleb O'Neal (analyst) and Lexi Bowden (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MTSU KENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kennesaw State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Missouri State

See also: 2025 Missouri State Bears football team
Game Six – Missouri State Bears (2–3) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 16 3322
Blue Raiders 3 10 0720

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Date: Wednesday October 8, 2025
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 9,806
  • Referee: Rory Bernard
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst) and Victoria Arlen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:42) MTSU – Jacob Hathaway 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:18; Middle Tennessee 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:27) MOST – Deuce Bailey 5-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:56; Missouri State 6–3)
  • (10:06) MTSU – Cam'ron Lacy 52-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:12; Middle Tennessee 10–6)
  • (5:29) MOST – Ronnel Johnson 20-yard pass from Deuce Bailey, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:31; Missouri State 13–10)
  • (1:05) MOST – Yousef Obeid 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:43; Missouri State 16–10)
  • (0:00) MTSU – Jacob Hathaway 40-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 0:59; Missouri State 16–13)
Third quarter
  • (12:33) MOST – Yousef Obeid 25-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:20; Missouri State 19–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:12) MTSU – Cam'ron Lacy 10-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:58; Middle Tennessee 20–19)
  • (4:19) MOST – Yousef Obeid 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:45; Missouri State 22–20)
Statistics MOST MTSU
First downs 19 22
Total yards 348 353
Rushing yards 70 86
Passing yards 278 267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–31–0 30–43–0
Time of possession 30:42 29:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Deuce Bailey 16/31, 278 yards, TD
Rushing Shomari Lawrence 11 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Ramone Green Jr. 1 reception, 76 yards
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiato 30/42, 267 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jekail Middlebrook 17 carries, 93 yards
Receiving Cam'ron Lacy 6 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

at Delaware

See also: 2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
Game Seven – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–5) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 14 0 7728
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 17 7031

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

  • Date: Wednesday October 22, 2025
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,102
  • Referee: Garrett Dickerson
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:28) DEL – Sean Wilson 22-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:08; Delaware 7–0)
  • (2:59) MTSU – Nahzae Cox 5-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:24; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:58) MTSU – Jekail Middlebrook 4-yard run, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:51; Middle Tennessee 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:39) DEL – Sean Wilson 10-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:19; Tied 14–14)
  • (6:25) DEL – Nate Reed 49-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 3:26; Delaware 17–14)
  • (0:38) DEL – Kyre Duplessis 4-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 1:35; Delaware 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (5:11) MTSU – Hunter Tipton 11-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:41; Delaware 24–21)
  • (1:39) DEL – Kyre Duplessis 9-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Delaware 31–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:03) MTSU – AJ Jones 6-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 1:35; Delaware 31–28)
Statistics MTSU DEL
First downs 24 27
Total yards 384 360
Rushing yards 103 79
Passing yards 281 281
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–50–1 28–44–1
Time of possession 27:05 32:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiato 31/48, 281 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jekail Middlebrook 11 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Hunter Tipton 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Delaware Passing Nick Minicucci 27/42, 276 yards, 4 TD
Rushing JO Silver 14 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Kyre Duplessis 7 receptions, 65 yards, 2 TD

vs. Jacksonville State

See also: 2025 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Game Eight – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4–3) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 0 0 000
Blue Raiders 0 0 000

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Date: Wednesday October 29, 2025
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Chase Daniel (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics JVST MTSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Middle Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. FIU

See also: 2025 FIU Panthers football team
Game Nine – FIU Panthers (3–5) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
Blue Raiders 0 0 000

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Rose (play-by-play), Jeremy Kellam (analyst) and Justin Beasley (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FIU MTSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Middle Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Western Kentucky (100 Miles of Hate)

See also: 2025 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 100 Miles of Hate
Game Ten – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–8) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 0 10 13326
Hilltoppers 7 14 71442

at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY

  • Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 16,547
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Tyler Eaton (play-by-play) and Terry Obee (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MTSU WKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Western Kentucky Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Sam Houston

See also: 2025 Sam Houston Bearkats football team
Game Eleven – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Blue Raiders 0 0 000

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU MTSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Middle Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at New Mexico State

See also: 2025 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Game Twelve – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-9) at New Mexico State Aggies (4-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 000
Aggies 0 0 000

at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM

  • Date: Saturday November 29, 2025
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Adam Young (play-by-play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Kelly Horyczun (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MTSU NMSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football

Quarterbacks

  • 10 – Kaden Martin - Redshirt Junior (5'11, 230)
  • 11 – Nicholas Vattiato – Redshirt Senior (6'0, 212)
  • 12 – Brett Brown - Redshirt Junior (6'1, 180)
  • 16 – Roman Gagliano – Redshirt Freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 18 – Stanley Anderson-Lofton – Freshman (6'1, 225)

Running backs

  • 9 – Jekail Middlebrook - Redshirt Sophomore (5'10, 196)
  • 28 – Rickey Hunt Jr. – Redshirt Sophomore (5'10, 213)
  • 29 – DJ Taylor – Freshman (6'1, 198)
  • 30 – Rai'keyrean Chandler – Freshman (5'10, 171)
  • 31 – Austin Clemons – Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 203)
  • 33 – Brooklen Davis – Freshman (5'10, 198)
  • 35 – Ashton Jones – Redshirt Freshman (5'8, 205)

Wide receivers

  • 1 – Nahzae Cox – Junior (6'3, 200)
  • 4 – Tyree Patterson – Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 191)
  • 5 – Myles Butler – Redshirt Senior (6'2, 205)
  • 6 – AJ Jones – Redshirt Junior (6'3, 212)
  • 8 – Amorion Walker – Redshirt Junior (6'4, 179)
  • 13 – Cam'ron Lacy – Redshirt Sophomore (5'8, 164)
  • 17 – Gamarion Carter – Redshirt Senior (6'2, 190)
  • 19 – Kason Stokes – Redshirt Freshman (6'2, 191)
  • 80 – Zaidyn Moore – Redshirt Freshman (5'10, 184)
  • 84 – Ben Hubbard – Freshman (5'9, 181)
  • 85 – Neo Clifton – Freshman (6'2, 200)
  • 87 – Chase Davis – Freshman (5'7, 153)
  • 89 – Landon Collins – Freshman (6'2, 185)

Tight ends

  • 42 – Evan Poticher – Sophomore (6'2, 247)
  • 46 – Sawyer Lovvorn – Redshirt Freshman (5'11, 211)
  • 81 – Wilson Hodges – Freshman (6'5, 241)
  • 82 – Hunter Tipton – Redshirt Junior (6'4, 237)
  • 86 – Brody Benke – Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 248)
  • 88 – Tayvion Galloway – Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 226)
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 50 – Ikani Tuiono – Redshirt Senior (6'2, 303)
  • 51 – Quentin Butler – Junior (6'3, 296)
  • 53 – Roman Jones – Freshman (6'2, 267)
  • 55 – Mateo Guevara – Redshirt Junior (6'4, 312)
  • 56 – EJ Harris – Redshirt Junior (6'5, 317)
  • 57 – Bo Bryan – Freshman (6'5, 290)
  • 61 – Otto Janse Van Rensburg – Freshman (6'4, 301)
  • 63 – Alex Gale – Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 312)
  • 66 – Aaren Alexander – Redshirt Senior (6'2, 284)
  • 70 – Isaac Rue – Redshirt Sophomore (6'6, 308)
  • 71 – Ellis Adams – Graduate Student (6'4, 378)
  • 72 – Jacob Otts – Redshirt Senior (6'7, 298)
  • 73 – Marcus Miller – Graduate Student (6'4, 307)
  • 74 – Joseph Habinowski – Graduate Student (6'4, 297)
  • 76 – Garrett Austin – Freshman (6'6, 310)
  • 77 – Diego Blattler – Junior (6'5, 281)
  • 78 – Kyle Larkin – Freshman (6'5, 314)
  • 79 – Zach Clayton – Sophomore (6'5, 288)

Defensive Line

  • 0 – Anthony Bynum – Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 260)
  • 67 – Archie Roseman V – Freshman (6'3, 340)
  • 74 – Jonathan Waller – Freshman (6'0, 272)
  • 75 – Jaden Owens – Freshman (6'5, 271)
  • 89 – Darnell Malpress – Freshman (6'3, 225)
  • 91 – Felix Hixon – Redshirt Junior (6'1, 299)
  • 92 – Damonte Smith – Redshirt Senior (6'1, 301)
  • 93 – Aidan Butts – Sophomore (6'3, 258)
  • 94 – Tiyyan Robinson – Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 261)
  • 95 – Zeion Simpson-Smith – Redshirt Freshman (6'1, 271)
  • 98 – Shakai Woods – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 279)
  • 99 – Ja'Darious Morris – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 261)
  

Linebackers

  • 3 – Alex Mitchell – Senior (6'1, 237)
  • 9 – Parker Hughes – Redshirt Senior (6'1, 225)
  • 11 – Brandon Buckner – Redshirt Senior (6'0, 248)
  • 16 – Jaiyden Thompson – Junior (6'3, 238)
  • 31 – Mathias Malaki-Donaldson – Redshirt Junior (6'3, 232)
  • 33 – Malik Love – Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 227)
  • 35 – Muaaz Byard – Redshirt Junior (6'0, 232)
  • 43 – Markel James – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 229)
  • 44 – Jayden Williams – Redshirt Freshman (6'6, 238)
  • 46 – Reggie Johnson – Redshirt Junior (6'3, 255)
  • 47 – Chayce Smith – Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 237)
  • 50 – Elijah Carney – Redshirt Sophomore (5'11, 225)
  • 52 – Micah Smith – Freshman (6'2, 234)
  • 56 – Jayson Lowe – Junior (6'1, 226)
  • 58 – Korey Smith – Sophomore (5'11, 225)
  • 90 – Matthew Blomquist – Redshirt Freshman (6'5, 238)

Defensive backs

  • 2 – De'Arre McDonald – Graduate Student (6'0, 205)
  • 7 – Brendon Harris – Graduate Student (6'0, 215)
  • 10 – Jordan Chestnut – Redshirt Junior (6'4, 205)
  • 12 – John Howse IV – Redshirt Senior (6'1, 194)
  • 15 – Devan Carlisle – Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 200)
  • 18 – Kalen Woods – Redshirt Junior (6'2, 178)
  • 19 – Locke Kennedy – Freshman (6'3, 197)
  • 21 – Abdul Muhammad – Senior (6'1, 189)
  • 22 – Juwon Gaston – Redshirt Senior (5'11, 188)
  • 23 – KJ Miniefield – Redshirt Sophomore (5'11, 172)
  • 24 – Trevon Ferrell – Redshirt Junior (5'10, 177)
  • 25 – Jackson Lowe – Redshirt Freshman (6'1, 193)
  • 26 – Jared Douglas – Redshirt Senior (6'0, 191)
  • 27 – Rickey Smith – Redshirt Senior (5'11, 193)
  • 28 – Alan Young – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 209)
  • 29 – Taylor Ratinaud – Redshirt Freshman (5'11, 200)
  • 30 – Elijah Hunter Jr. – Freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 34 – Camari Hall – Freshman (5'9, 181)
  • 39 – Christofer Noble – Freshman (6'2, 184)
  • 45 – Josiah Moore – Freshman (6'0, 170)
  • 48 – Andrew Cross-Adams – Freshman (6'1, 180)
  • 49 – Chris Ragans – Freshman (6'0, 168)

Kicker/Punter

  • 32 – Ashton Logan – Redshirt Junior (6'1, 213) (P)
  • 36 – Wyatt Joyce – Redshirt Freshman (5'9, 167) (K)
  • 37 – Zach Benedict – Redshirt Senior (6'0, 213) (K)
  • 95 – Baylen Woodman – Freshman (6'0, 183) (K)
  • 97 – Aden Caine – Junior (6'1, 202) (P)
  • 99 – Jacob Hathaway – Redshirt Senior (6'5, 208) (K)

Long snappers

  • 40 – Henry Hamlin – Redshirt Freshman (6'2, 225)
  • 41 – Mykah Stone – Redshirt Senior (5'11, 210)
  • 48 – Ean Matusek – Freshman (6'0, 232)
  • 54 – Connor Dougherty – Redshirt Junior (6'3, 228)

Legend

  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source and player details, 2025 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Football Commits (08/05/2025):[5]

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team