September 1 at Florida Atlantic ? 3 p.m.

September 6 at Louisville ? 6 p.m.

September 15 at LSU ? 7 p.m.

September 20?Western Kentucky ? 6 p.m.

September 29?Florida International ? 6 p.m.

October 6?Virginia ? 6 p.m.

October 13 at Memphis ? 7 p.m.

October 20?Arkansas State ? 2:30 p.m.

October 27 at North Texas ? 6 p.m.

November 3 at Louisiana-Monroe ? 6 p.m.

November 10?Louisiana-Lafayette ? 2:30 p.m.

November 12 at Troy ? 6 p.m.

Blue Raider Football Fast Facts

1. The MTSU Blue Raiders began playing at Horace Jones Field

in 1933.

2. A stadium was constructed around the field and was officially named Floyd Stadium in 1968.

3. Its current capacity is 30,788.

4. The Blue Raiders are 250-94-13 on their home turf.

5. A new 18’ x 32’ video board was added to the stadium this past summer.

6. Throughout this season, ESPN 106.7 FM broadcasts “Rick Stockstill Live” each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Bluesboro Rhythm & Blues Co. hosts the show.

7. The Blue Raiders moved from NCAA Division 1AA to 1A in 1999.

8. Lightning, a white pegasus, was named MTSU’s mascot before the 1999 season, coinciding with the team’s “flight to the Sun Belt.” His wings represent the university’s aerospace program.

9. Lightning is much more socially acceptable than MTSU’s original mascot?a student dressed as Ku Klux Klan founder Nathan Bedford Forrest.

10. In 1934 The Daily News Journal held a contest to name the MTSU football team. Charles Sarver, himself an MTSU player, won $5 with his winning entry “Blue Raiders.” He later admitted borrowing the name from the Colgate University Red Raiders.

11. Tyrone Calico became the highest drafted MTSU player when the Tennessee Titans took him in the second round in 2002.