Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
MTSU faces Delaware Tuesday night in Floyd
10/12/2026 11:00:00 AM | Football, General
Tuesday, Oct. 13 | 6:02 p.m. | Floyd Stadium (27,303) | Murfreesboro, TN |
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 2-3, 0-1 CUSA |
VS | Delaware BLUE HENS 2-3, 0-1 CUSA |
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GAME 6
» Tuesday, October 13 - 6:02 p.m. CT
» Floyd Stadium
» Murfreesboro, TN
SERIES HISTORY
» The Blue Raiders and the Blue Hens will be meeting for the fourth time in history but the second as conference opponents and both being members of FBS football. The Blue Hens won the previous three contests in 1977, 1978 and 2025. Delaware won 60-7 in Newark in 1977 then followed that up with a 53-3 win in Murfreesboro in 1978. The '78 UD team played in the NCAA Division II championship. As CUSA foes last year, Delaware won 31-28 in Newark.
BLUE RAIDER NOTES
» Individual CUSA Rankings: RB Antonio Martin (3rd in rushing yds/g); PK Dominic Bourgeois (4th in Scoring, 4th in FG made); WR Cam Lacy (1st in receptions/game, 7th in scoring TDs); LB Korey Smith (2nd in total tackles); S Kalen Woods (1st in fumble recoveries); P Ashton Logan (1st in punting avg.)
» Since joining FBS in 1999, MTSU has a mark of 3-5 in games played on Tuesday.
» QB Roman Gagliano needs 41 more passing yards to reach the 2,000-yard mark for his career (has played in just 13 games).
» The 38 points scored against Murray State is the most put up in the Derek Mason era.
» The Blue Raider offense has committed just three turnovers in its last eight games combined.
» MTSU's weather delay was 4:13 in win over Murray State and marked the third straight year the Blue Raiders have had a home game interrupted for weather. They had 2:40 delay in 2024 against TTU and a 2:12 delay against Marshall last year. That totals 9:05 in delays or right at 3 games.
» Only five players on the MTSU roster has recorded an interception for the Blue Raiders. The five are Kalen Woods, Jackson Lowe, Korey Smith, Jason Hardy and James Johnson.
» An emphasis for the Blue Raider offense in 2026 will be to increase the amount of explosive plays (20 or more yards). In the last two years combined, the offense has just 89 explosive plays with 45 coming last season. In 2026 they have 16 (8 vs Murray State).
» MTSU has six coaches who have either played or coached at the NFL level (Derek Mason, Brian Stewart, Calvin Lowry, Louie Cioffi, and Josh Smith).
» Consecutive Starts: Korey Smith 9, Kalen Woods 9
» Since joining FBS in 1999, MTSU has a mark of 3-5 in games played on Tuesday.
» QB Roman Gagliano needs 41 more passing yards to reach the 2,000-yard mark for his career (has played in just 13 games).
» The 38 points scored against Murray State is the most put up in the Derek Mason era.
» The Blue Raider offense has committed just three turnovers in its last eight games combined.
» MTSU's weather delay was 4:13 in win over Murray State and marked the third straight year the Blue Raiders have had a home game interrupted for weather. They had 2:40 delay in 2024 against TTU and a 2:12 delay against Marshall last year. That totals 9:05 in delays or right at 3 games.
» Only five players on the MTSU roster has recorded an interception for the Blue Raiders. The five are Kalen Woods, Jackson Lowe, Korey Smith, Jason Hardy and James Johnson.
» An emphasis for the Blue Raider offense in 2026 will be to increase the amount of explosive plays (20 or more yards). In the last two years combined, the offense has just 89 explosive plays with 45 coming last season. In 2026 they have 16 (8 vs Murray State).
» MTSU has six coaches who have either played or coached at the NFL level (Derek Mason, Brian Stewart, Calvin Lowry, Louie Cioffi, and Josh Smith).
» Consecutive Starts: Korey Smith 9, Kalen Woods 9
» MTSU's last 1,000-yard rusher was Asher O'Hara in 2019 and he was a quarterback. The last running back to top 1,000 yards was I'Tavius Mathers in 2016.
» MTSU is one of just 12 schools in FBS to have a candidate on the Lou Groza and Ray Guy Watch Lists and the only Group of 6 team.
» The 2026 season for MTSU is the 112th for Blue Raider football and the 28th at the FBS level.
BLUE RAIDERS AT FLOYD
» Since Floyd Stadium opened in 1933, the Blue Raiders have compiled an overall mark of 313-145-13 (.678), including a record 31-game win streak from 1987-94.
Since joining the FBS ranks in 1999, the Blue Raiders are 91-56 (.619) overall at Floyd Stadium and 58-32 in conference games (33-16 vs CUSA; 25-16 vs SBC). MTSU has a 47-27 (.635) record at home in its last 74 games.
Since joining the FBS ranks in 1999, the Blue Raiders are 91-56 (.619) overall at Floyd Stadium and 58-32 in conference games (33-16 vs CUSA; 25-16 vs SBC). MTSU has a 47-27 (.635) record at home in its last 74 games.
MARTIN LEADS RUNNING GAME
» Running back Antonio Martin Jr., who was grabbed out of the portal from Kansas State, has made an immediate impact on the Blue Raider running game. In five games for MTSU, Martin has notched three 100-yard rushing games with 103 against Murray State 104 in the win over Nevada and 106 at Jax State. In 2025, MTSU had one back with two 100-yard games for the entire season. Entering the Delaware game, Martin is third in CUSA in rushing yards per game (77.0) and third in rushing yards and yards per carry (5.35). Overall, MTSU has not had three 100-yard rushing games in a season since 2019 when it registered seven. The last time an individual player had four 100-yard rushing games in a season was also 2019 (QB Asher O'Hara with four).
FORCING TURNOVERS
» After five games, the Blue Raiders have done a good job in forcing and coming away with turnovers. MTSU enters the Delaware game ranked 2nd in CUSA with seven turnovers gained. The defense has registered four fumble recoveries and three interceptions. The team had 15 gained turnovers last year and are nearly halfway to that mark in just five games. For the season, MTSU is +5 in turnover margin to rank 12th nationally.
QUIETLY, LOGAN IS HAVING AN ELITE SEASON
» Redshirt senior Ashton Logan is quietly having a season to remember. The Ray Guy Award Watch List member is averaging 49.6 yards a punt to lead CUSA and rank 4th nationally. The 49.6 yards a boot would go down as the best in MTSU history for a single-season if the season ended today. For his career, Logan has 85 punts for a 46.3 yard average which would also be a new career mark for MTSU. Of his 85 boots, 29 have been over 50 yards and 31 have been downed inside the 20-yard line. At Kansas, he nailed a career long 76-yard punt which went down as the fifth longest in school history.
LOWE ON A ROLL
» Redshirt sophomore Jackson Lowe has put together three straight strong games from his cornerback position. Along with a CUSA Defensive Player of the Week award honors, Lowe has registered 26 tackles, to go with a sack, two TFLs, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups the past three games combined. His 89.2 PFF grade following the win over Nevada led all cornerbacks nationally.
LACY ON PACE FOR CAREER YEAR
» WR Cam Lacy is owning the early part of the 2026 campaign and becoming quite the weapon on offense. The Toccoa, Ga., native has 31 catches in the first five games to rank 23rd nationally with 6.2 receptions a contest to go with four touchdowns and 335 total yards (187 of those yards have been after the catch). Lacy, who has three career 100-yard receiving games, set his personal-best mark with nine catches against Marshall following setting his career-high in yards with 118 in the win over Murray State. He has had at least one grab in 13 straight games.
GIVE ME THAT BALL!
» Safety Kalen Woods is showing a knack for being around the football through four games this year. During that span, Woods has two fumble recoveries for touchdowns, an interception and two pass breakups. His touchdowns came against Murray State and Marshall while his interception came at Jax State. It marked the first time in MTSU's FBS history that the same player has returned a fumble return for a TD in back-to-back games. The last CUSA team to have a player with a fumble recovered for a TD in consecutive team games was Antwan Peek for Cincinnati in November 2002.
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