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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida International | | ESPN+ | W 7–6 | 20,058 |
September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | | | L 10–24 | 47,704 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| ESPNU | W 44–0 | 20,806 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Oklahoma* | | | L 0–59 | 84,326 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Texas | | ESPN+ | W 35–0 | 16,986 |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m | No. 8 Louisville* | | ESPN2 | L 17–44 | 32,797 |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | | | W 35–21 | 11,717 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | | W 34–20 | 22,093 |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- Murfreesboro, TN
| CSS | W 35–14 | 18,712 |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | | | W 38–10 | 10,176 |
November 18 | 11:30 a.m. | at South Carolina* | | PPV | L 7–52 | 70,442 |
November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy | | CSS | L 20–21 | 17,812 |
December 26 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. Central Michigan* | | ESPN | L 14–31 | 54,113 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Position
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Number
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Name
|
Class
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QB
|
#17
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Clint Marks
|
r-Sr.
|
TB
|
#20
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Eugene Gross
|
r-Sr.
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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.
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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.
|
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.
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
FIU
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
Middle Tennessee
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Maryland
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tennessee Tech
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Middle Tennessee
|
3
|
0
|
20
|
21 |
44 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Oklahoma
|
24
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
59 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
North Texas
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Louisville
|
10
|
13
|
7
|
14 |
44 |
Middle Tennessee
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
LA-Monroe
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
LA-Lafayette
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
FAU
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Middle Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
A-State
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Middle Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
South Carolina
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Troy
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Middle Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Central Michigan
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Middle Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
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