The 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented

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as a member of the East Division of

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(C-USA) during the

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. Led by 11th-year head coach

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, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the

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, where they lost to

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.. The team played home games at

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Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season.

Game summaries

Alabama A&M

At Vanderbilt

At Bowling Green

Louisiana Tech

At North Texas

WKU

At Missouri

At FIU

UTSA

At Marshall

At Charlotte

Florida Atlantic

vs Hawaii–Hawaii Bowl

References

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football is the intercollegiate football program representing Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Blue Raiders compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegi ...

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