2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Toledo
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Dearmon (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Western Kentucky xy  7 1   9 5  
Marshall  5 3   7 6  
Old Dominion  5 3   6 7  
Middle Tennessee  4 4   7 6  
Florida Atlantic  3 5   5 7  
Charlotte  3 5   5 7  
FIU  0 8   1 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$  7 1   12 2  
UAB  6 2   9 4  
North Texas  5 3   6 7  
UTEP  4 4   7 6  
Rice  3 5   4 8  
Southern Miss  2 6   3 9  
Louisiana Tech  2 6   3 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the C-USA's East Division. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they defeated Toledo. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.