2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of Sun Belt Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Sun Belt. Despite finishing two wins above bowl eligibility, Middle Tennessee was not invited to a bowl game.

2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Rick Stockstill (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorBuster Faulkner (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Ellis (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $  7 1   10 3  
Louisiana–Monroe  6 2   8 5  
Middle Tennessee  6 2   8 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette *  4 2   5 4  
Western Kentucky  4 4   7 6  
Troy  3 5   5 7  
North Texas  3 5   4 8  
Florida Atlantic  2 6   3 9  
FIU  2 6   3 9  
South Alabama **  1 7   2 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 season was the Blue Raiders last in the Sun Belt. Middle Tennessee initially announced a move to Conference USA (C-USA) to take effect no later than July 2014 and later moved the conference change up to July 2013.

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