2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Coming off a 5–6 season the year prior, the Blue Raiders finished with a 4–7 record and a 3–4 record in the Sun Belt Conference to tie for fourth in the conference standings. Following the season, fellow fourth-place FIU was sanctioned by the NCAA and forced to vacate their wins. Additionally, first-place Arkansas State was found guilty of NCAA violations and self-imposed punishments including the vacating of four of their six wins that season. Head coach Andy McCollum, as well as the offensive and defensive coordinators for the Blue Raiders, were fired following the conclusion of the 2005 season.

2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2005 record	4–7 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Andy McCollum (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Darin Hinshaw (3rd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Criner (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 30,788)

2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State +		5	–	2					6	–	6
Louisiana–Lafayette +		5	–	2					6	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe +		5	–	2					5	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					4	–	7
Troy		3	–	4					4	–	7
Florida Atlantic		2	–	5					2	–	9
North Texas		2	–	5					2	–	9
FIU†		0	–	4					0	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions † – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Alabama*	Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	L 6-27
September 10	6:00 p.m.	North Texas	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	L 7-14
September 17	4:00 p.m.	Akron*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	L 7-17
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	W 17-15
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida	W 35-14
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Lafayette	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	L 10-13
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	W 45-7
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee	L 31-34
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina State*	Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	L 3-24
November 26	6:00 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, Alabama	W 17-7
December 3	6:00 p.m.	at Florida International	FIU Stadium Miami, Florida	L 31-35
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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