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2011 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2011
team	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
sport	football
conference	Sun Belt Conference
short_conf	Sun Belt
record	2–10
conf_record	1–7
head_coach	Rick Stockstill
hc_year	6th
off_coach	Willie Simmons
oc_year	1st
off_scheme	Spread
def_coach	Steve Ellis
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

The 2011 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Coaching changes

On January 13, 2011, it was announced that both coordinators, Mike Schultz (Offensive) and Randall McCray (Defensive), would not return for the 2011 football season. After a very successful 2009 season, when the team went 10–3 and won the New Orleans Bowl, during the 2010 season the team fell in several statistical categories. The team's turnover margin went from being ranked 8th in the nation to being 120th in the nation. Middle Tennessee's total offense fell from 27th in the nation to 69th in the nation, while their total defense fell from 50th in the nation to 72nd in the nation. Both coordinators only served for one season at Middle Tennessee.

On January 24, 2011, Rick Stockstill announced that he promoted cornerbacks coach Steve Ellis to defensive coordinator and running backs coach Willie Simmons to offensive coordinator. Two days later, Coach Stockstill completed his staff by hiring Joe Cauthen to coach the linebackers and serve as the special team's coordinator, and Buster Faulkner to coach the quarterbacks and be the passing game coordinator.

During the season, on October 14, 2011, Willie Simmons abruptly resigned from his job as offensive coordinator following his arrest on aggravated assault charges. On October 17, Buster Faulkner was named MTSU's offensive coordinator.

Schedule

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Roster

References

[http://www.mtsusidelines.com/sports/football-loses-two-coordinators-1.1840322 Football loses two coordinators] {{Webarchive. link. (July 21, 2011 MTSUSidelines.com, January 13, 2011.)
[http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/50721 Stockstill elevates Ellis, Simmons] {{Webarchive. link. (September 1, 2011 GoBlueRaiders.com, January 24, 2011.)
[http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/50750 Stockstill completes staff with Cauthen, Faulkner] {{Webarchive. link. (July 31, 2012 GoBlueRaiders.com, January 26, 2011.)
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[http://www.goblueraiders.com/schedule.cfm/sport/football/season/2011 2011 Schedule] {{Webarchive. link. (March 20, 2011 GoBlueRaiders.com, June 12, 2011.)

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