2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMitch Stewart (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (7th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
2023 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Liberty y$  8 0   13 1  
New Mexico State y  7 1   10 5  
Jacksonville State*  6 2   9 4  
Western Kentucky  5 3   8 5  
Middle Tennessee  3 5   4 8  
UTEP  2 6   3 9  
Sam Houston*  2 6   3 9  
Louisiana Tech  2 6   3 9  
FIU  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by eighteenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill.

Stockstill was fired on November 27, going 113–111 through 18 seasons as head coach. At the time of his firing Stockstill was the fourth-longest tenured head coach in the FBS.

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team drew an average home attendance of 13,219 in 2023.