Raiders face Mean Green on Senior Day

Saturday, November 21

Murfreesboro, TN

11:00 AM

Middle Tennessee

North Texas (ASN)

11/20/2015 8:00:00 AM | Football

Team will honor 26 seniors

By: @MTAthletics

MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee will go for its third win in a row as the Blue Raiders host North Texas on Senior Day this Saturday. The Blue Raiders will honor 27 seniors in a pregame ceremony.

Kickoff is set for 11:04 AM central time from Floyd Stadium and will be shown nationally on the American Sports Network (Comcast 18/1108; DirecTV 58, Dish 58 and AT&T 58).

Middle Tennessee and North Texas have met 13 times on the football field with the Mean Green holding an 8-5 advantage.

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Game Captains: RB Shane Tucker, DL Raynard Felton, DS William Eads

Date: Saturday, Nov. 21
Time: 11:04 AM
Teams: Middle Tennessee (5-5) vs North Texas (1-9)
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Stadium: Floyd Stadium (30,788)
Weather Forecast: PM Showers, 59°
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 Hofacker
Ticket Office Opens: 8:00 a.m.
Raider Walk: 8:45 a.m.
Raider Town Opens: 9:00 a.m.
Gates Open: 9:30 a.m.
Senior Day

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SERIES HISTORY
Overall: North Texas leads 8-5
At Middle Tennessee: 2-4
At Denton: 3-4
At Neutral Site: 0-0
Rick Stockstill vs North Texas: 5-3
Mike Canales vs MT: 0-0
Last MT Win: 2012 (38-21)
Last NT Win: 2013 (34-7)

QUICK HITTERS

MT is 16-3 over its last 19 games at home and are an impressive 10-1 all-time vs C-USA at home. Raiders have won 10 straight over C-USA teams at home.
MT is averaging 45.0 points a game at home and 20.6 on the road.
TE Terry Pettis ranks 9th nationally in yards per catch at 21.38. That total would also rank 5th best for a single-season at MT.
WR Richie James has 27 receptions in his last three games combined.
WR Richie James is averaging 8.2 receptions a game this season as a freshman to rank 3rd nationally and ranks 1st among freshmen.
Cody Clark's consecutive made PAT streak of 133 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 30 conference games, MT has a mark of 21-9.
Kevin Byard is 5th among NCAA's active players in interceptions per game at 0.37. He also ranks 2nd in total interceptions with 17.
Over the last 40 games, the Blue Raider defense has come up with 50 interceptions. The team had 15 picks in 2013 by eight different players, 13 in 2014 and 13 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 38.
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 has won seven of the last eight.
Head Coach Rick Stockstill is third on the school's all-time wins list with 62 victories.
In 122 games under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders are +21 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 28 games in the month of November, the Blue Raiders are 19-9 and have won 10 of its last 13. Overall under Stockstill MT carries a 22-13 mark in November.

RAIDERS AT FLOYD STADIUM

Since Floyd Stadium opened in 1933, the Blue Raiders have compiled an overall mark of 283-117-13 (.700), including a record 31-game win streak from 1987-94.
Under Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders are 35-19 overall at Floyd Stadium and 23-12 in conference games (10-1 vs C-USA). MT has a 16-3 record at home in its last 19 games.
Since 2007, MT has had home games against Virginia, Maryland, Mississippi State, Minnesota, Georgia Tech and BYU. MT will host Vandy in 2015, 2017, Duke in 2019 and Missouri in 2022.

SENIOR DAY
Middle Tennessee will say farewell to 26 seniors in a pregame ceremony against North Texas. The seniors are: Alexandro Antoine, T.T. Barber, Tyler Barron, Ed Batties, Houston Brown, Jeremiah Bryson, Kevin Byard, Christian Collis, Jordan Frost-Dixon, Nolan Genovese, Jamarcus Howard, Jaylen Hunter, Darius Johnson, Michael Kee, Cavellis Luckett, Corey McCarron, Pat McNeil, Jordan Parker, Chase Pennycuff, James Roberson, Jared Singletary, Trey Wafford, Xavier Walker, Quay Watt, Ykeem Wells, and William Wilson.

JAMES SETS NEW RECEPTIONS MARK
Wide receiver Richie James set a new single-season receptions record when he hauled in nine passes at FAU to give him 82 on the season. James broke the previous mark of 76 set by Kerry Wright in 2004. With 12 more catches he will jump into the Top 10 all-time in Conference USA and will also set a C-USA freshman mark.

1,000-YARD MAN
With 198 yard receiving yards (3rd most in school history) at FAU, WR Richie James became just the second player in MT history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season. James now has 1,037 yards this year and is now chasing the single-season mark of 1,280 established by Kerry Wright in 2003. Wright also had 1,048 yards in 2004. James currently ranks third nationally in receptions and 11th in receiving yards.

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 149 receptions this season to break the previous mark of 134 set by Kerry Wright (74) and Chris Henry (60) in 2004. James now has 82 receptions on the season while Batties has added 67.

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 sixth 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 SHATTERING SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
QB Brent Stockstill is having a record breaking freshman season. Here is a look at where he stands in numerous single-season categories:

            Stat                                              Number         Rank            Needs
            Passing Yards                           3,099               1st                0
            Passing Attempts                  383                   3rd               17
            Pass Completions                  250                   2nd              10
            Passing Touchdowns            23                     T1st              1
            Passing Yds/Game                 309.9               1st                0
            Most 300-Yd Games              6                        1st                0
            Completions/Game              25.0                  1st                0

STOCKSTILL ADDS TO SINGLE-SEASON 300-YARD 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 and ran it to six at FAU. He stands second on the career list and is chasing all-time leader Wes Counts who had seven for his career.

LETHAL FRESHMAN COMBINATION
Freshmen Brent Stockstill and Richie James have turned into a lethal combination for the Blue Raider offense this season. The duo is the first 3,000 yard passing and 1,000-yard receiving combo in school history and the pair could still have as many as three games to add to their totals.

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.