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 as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Rick Stockstill in his 18th and final season as head coach, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fifth in C-USA. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Stockstill was fired on November 27, two days after the final game of the season. He finished his 18-year tenure at Middle Tennessee with a record of 113–111. At the time of his firing, Stockstill was the fourth-longest tenured head coach in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).