Raiders to face Owls on Saturday in Boca Raton

MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee will try for back-to-back wins for the first time this season when it travels to Boca Raton, Fla., to face the Owls of Florida Atlantic. The Blue Raiders are fresh off an upset win over Marshall while FAU had a hard fought game at division leading WKU.

Kickoff is set for 11:06 AM central time from Floyd Stadium and will be shown nationally on the American Sports Network (Comcast: Channel 18/1018; DirecTV: Channel 58; Dish: Channel 58; AT&T U-verse: Channel 58).

Middle Tennessee and FAU have met 12 times on the football field with the Blue Raiders holding a 9-3 advantage.

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Game Captains: OL Darius Johnson, LB T.T. Barber, CB Jeremy Cutrer

Date: Saturday, Nov. 14
Time: 11:06 AM
Teams: Middle Tennessee (4-5) vs FAU (2-7)
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Stadium: FAU Stadium (29,419)
Weather Forecast: 50% Chance of Showers, 82°
TV: American Sports Network (locally on WNAB 58)
Radio: WMOT-FM (89.5), WGNS (1450 AM/100.5 FM/101.9 FM), Game 2 (102.5/94.9/95.1)
Play-by-Play: Chip Walters
Analysis: Wes Counts

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SERIES HISTORY
Overall: MT leads 9-3
At Middle Tennessee: 5-2
At FAU: 4-1
At Neutral Site: 0-0
Rick Stockstill vs FAU: 8-1
Charlie Partridge vs MT: 0-1
Last MT Win: 2014 (35-34)
Last MU Win: 2007 (27-14)

QUICK HITTERS

MT is averaging 45.0 points a game at home and 19.8 on the road.
TE Terry Pettis ranks 13th nationally in yards per catch at 21.38. That total would also rank 5th best for a single-season at MT.
WR Ed Batties has 47 receptions in his last six games combined.
WR Richie James is averaging 8.1 receptions a game this season as a freshman to rank 5th nationally and ranks 1st among freshmen.
Cody Clark's consecutive made PAT streak of 131 ranks as the third longest nationally.
MT's 73 points scored in the conference opener against Charlotte went down as the second most scored in school history and came on the heels of a 70-point outing in game one.
MT had 42 points in the first quarter in win over Charlotte which was a school record for points in a quarter.
When Brent Stockstill started against JSU, he became just the second head coach's son in C-USA history to start at quarterback. In 1997-98, Tyson Helton started at Houston when his dad, Kim Helton, was the head coach.
In their last 29 conference games, MT has a mark of 20-9.
Kevin Byard is 5th among NCAA's active players in interceptions per game at 0.38. He also ranks 2nd in total interceptions with 17.
Over the last 39 games, the Blue Raider defense has come up with 49 interceptions. The team had 15 picks in 2013 by eight different players, 13 in 2014 and 12 so far in 2015 .
Kevin Byard has 352 career interception return yards to own the MT record and rank first on the NCAA active list. The NCAA all-time record is 501 by FSU's Terrell Buckley.
Consecutive Starts Leader: T.T. Barber at 37.
Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders have been involved in 18 games that were decided in the final minute of regulation or overtime. The team is 11-7 in those games and have won seven of the last eight.
Head Coach Rick Stockstill is third on the school's all-time wins list with 61 victories.
In 121 games under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders are +22 in turnover margin.
Middle Tennessee has scored 30 or more points 49 times under Rick Stockstill. The most 30-point games in a season under Stockstill is nine (2009).

GOOD IN NOVEMBER
Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders have enjoyed success down the final stretch of the season in November. Over its last 27 games in the month of November, the Blue Raiders are 18-9 and have won nine of its last 12. Overall under Stockstill MT carries a 21-13 mark in November.

JAMES SETS MARK, CHASING CATCH RECORD
After hauling in eight receptions against Marshall, Richie James ran his season total to 73 to establish a new single-season record for a freshman at Middle Tennessee. James broke the previous mark of 65 set by Tyrone Calico in 1999. James now sets his sights on the overall single-season record of 76 recorded by Kerry Wright in 2004.

CHASING 1,000
Having a 1,000-yard receiving season at MT is a rarity. It's only been done twice in school history and both times by the same player - Kerry Wright (2003 & 2004). Both Richie James and Ed Batties are on pace to accomplish the feat THIS SEASON. James has 839 yards to rank 9th on the single-season list and Batties has 778 to stand just outside the top 10. Only se

TOP DUO IN SCHOOL HISTORY
The receiving tandem of Ed Batties and Richie James officially became the top duo for a single-season in school history following the win over Marshall. James and Batties have now combined for 137 receptions this season to break the previous mark of 134 set by Kerry Wright (74) and Chris Henry (60) in 2004. James now has 73 receptions on the season while Batties has added 64.

BATTIES SETS TD RECORD
With a touchdown grab in overtime against Marshall, senior Ed Batties broke the single-season record of 11 set by Kerry Wright in 2004. Batties now has 12 on the season to rank fourth nationally and needs two more to tie for fifth on the all-time C-USA list. For his career, Batties now has 15 touchdown catches to rank eighth all-time.

STOCKSTILL ADDS TO SINGLE-SEASON RECORD
QB Brent Stockstill, who already owns nearly ever freshman passing record, established a new single-season mark at MT for 300-yard passing games with his 381-yard effort at LA Tech to give him four on the season. Stockstill made it five with a 353-yard effort in the win over Marshall. He stands second on the career list and is chasing all-time leader Wes Counts who had seven for his career.

STOCKSTILL SETS CAREER HIGH, ATTEMPTS RECORD
Freshman Brent Stockstill, who leads all first year players nationally in passing, is having a stellar rookie campaign. Against LA Tech, Stockstill completed 36 of 56 passes for 381 yards and all three were career highs. The 36 completions went down as a new school record as was the 56 attempts. The 381 yards passing ranked as the 5th most for a single-game at MT. For the year, Stockstill is averaging 25.78 completions per game to rank sixth nationally.

PASSING MARK BELONGS TO STOCKSTILL
Brent Stockstill is now Middle Tennessee's single-season record holder in passing yards with 2,798 and he did it in just nine games. With 353 yards in the win over Marshall, Stockstill broke the previous mark of 2,789 set by Dwight Dasher in 2009. With a bowl game, Stockstill could become just the 10th CAREER 4,000-yard passer in school history.

BYARD TIES CAREER RECORD, NEEDS ONE MORE
Senior Kevin Byard tied a 33-year old Middle Tennessee record when he hauled in his 17th career interception against Vanderbilt. Byard currently shares the school record with James Griffin (1979-82) and needs one more to own the mark outright. Byard's 17 picks is currently tied for second nationally among active players.

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Players Mentioned

T.T. Barber

Ed Batties

Kevin Byard

Cody Clark

Jeremy Cutrer

Richie James

Darius Johnson

Terry Pettis

Brent Stockstill

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