The 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented

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as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach

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, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record 6–7 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Sun Belt. Middle Tennessee was invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl, where they lost to the

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, 35–21. The team played home games at

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in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

During the off season

In January 2010, defensive coordinator, Manny Diaz, left Middle Tennessee and accepted the defensive coordinator job at

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. Weeks later,

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assistant Randall McCray was hired to lead the defense. In February 2010, offense coordinator Tony Franklin left Middle Tennessee to accept the vacant position of offensive coordinator at

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. On March 3, Mike Schultz, former TCU and

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offensive coordinator, was hired to coach the Blue Raider offense.Schultz Hired as MTSU Offensive Coordinator
DNJ.com, March 2, 2010

Schedule

Game summaries

Minnesota

Pregame line: ''Minnesota -3.0'' Tanner carry MTSU Minnesota 2010-09-02

Austin Peay

Pregame line: ''N/A''

Memphis

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -4.5''

Louisiana–Lafayette

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -2.0''

Troy

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -3.5''

Georgia Tech

Pregame line: ''Georgia Tech -18.5''

Louisiana–Monroe

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -12''

Arkansas State

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -1.5''

North Texas

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -10.5''

Western Kentucky

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -4.5''

Florida Atlantic

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -5.5''

FIU

Pregame line: ''Florida International -5.0''

Miami (OH)–GoDaddy.com Bowl

Pregame line: ''Middle Tennessee -2''

Coaching staff

* Head coach:

* Defensive line: John Palermo * Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks: Mike Schultz * Offensive Line: Jimmy Ray Stephens * Wide receivers: Justin Watts * Inside receivers: Brent Brock * Defensive coordinator, linebackers: Randall McCray * Running backs: Willie Simmons * Safeties: David Bibee * Cornerbacks: Steve Ellis * Strength: Russell Patterson

NFL Draft

5th Round, 147th Overall Pick by the

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—Sr. CB Rod Issac

References

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