Middle Tennessee football announced its 2025 schedule on Thursday, Feb. 6.
The Blue Raiders will kick off the season at Floyd Stadium on Aug. 30 against Austin Peay and wrap up regular season play on Nov. 29 on the road at New Mexico State.
See the full schedule below with home games in bold.
Aug. 30: MTSU vs Austin Peay
Sept. 6: MTSU at Wisconsin
Sept. 13: MTSU at Nevada
Sept. 20: MTSU vs Marshall
Sept. 27: MTSU at Kennesaw State
Oct. 8: MTSU vs Missouri State
Oct. 22: MTSU at Delaware
Oct. 29: MTSU vs Jacksonville State
Nov. 8: MTSU vs FIU
Nov. 15: MTSU at Western Kentucky
Nov. 22: MTSU vs Sam Houston
Nov. 29: MTSU at New Mexico State
Aug. 30: MTSU vs Austin Peay
For the second straight year, Middle Tennessee will begin the season by inviting an in-state FCS opponent into Floyd Stadium. The Blue Raiders hold a 12-game win streak over the Governors and won the last meeting between the two schools 56-33 on Sept. 11, 2010.
Sept. 6: MTSU at Wisconsin
Coming off a 2024 schedule that held then No. 6 Ole Miss and Duke, MTSU’s 2025 schedule sees the team face one Power 4 opponent in Wisconsin. Week two’s clash with the Badgers marks the first ever meeting between the programs.
Sept. 13: MTSU at Nevada
The second half of MTSU’s nonconference road trip will drop the Blue Raiders in unfamiliar territory once again. The Wolf Pack of the Mountain West will play host to Middle Tennessee in their first ever meeting.
Sept. 20: MTSU vs Marshall
MTSU’s final nonconference game of the season sees the team welcome an old Conference USA foe to Floyd Stadium. Now in the Sun Belt Conference, the meeting will be the first between the two teams since 2021 when the Blue Raiders defeated the Thundering Herd, 34-28.
Sept. 27: MTSU at Kennesaw State
Middle Tennessee will head to Kennesaw, Georgia for the first time ever in the final weekend of September. The Blue Raiders defeated the Owls in the pair’s first meeting last fall in a 14-5 slugfest in Murfreesboro.
Oct. 8: MTSU vs Missouri State
In the first of two-game stretch against first-time CUSA opponents, Middle Tennessee plays host to Missouri State. The 2025 season is Mo State’s first in the conference and marks their second ever meeting with the Blue Raiders. The program’s last clashed on Oct. 18, 1986, resulting in a 42-19 MTSU win.
Oct. 22: MTSU at Delaware
In yet another contest with a new conference opponent, the Blue Raiders will take a mid-week trip to Newark, Delaware. Middle Tennessee is 0-2 all-time against Delaware and last tussled with the Blue Hens on Oct. 21, 1978.
Oct. 29: MTSU vs Jacksonville State
For MTSU’s final mid-week game of the season, the Blue Raiders will welcome the reigning CUSA champions to Murfreesboro. The Gamecocks throttled MTSU 42-20 in Jacksonville last season. Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series 14-3 but rides a two-game skid into the matchup against the Gamecocks.
Nov. 8: MTSU vs FIU
MTSU’s penultimate home game will see Florida International come to town. Last season, the Panthers defeated the Blue Raiders 35-24 in the final game of the regular season. Historically, MTSU fares much better against FIU in Floyd Stadium, posting a 9-1 home record against the Panthers.
Nov. 15: MTSU at Western Kentucky
For the first time since 2021, Middle Tennessee will face arch-rival Western Kentucky in the month of November. Last year the Blue Raiders fell to the Hilltoppers 49-21 in the third game of the season. WKU currently holds a 38-35-1 all-time lead in the series and a six-game win streak over the Blue Raiders.
Nov. 22: MTSU vs Sam Houston
After not facing the Bearkats in 2024, the Blue Raiders will look to avenge their 2023 loss this season. MTSU’s final home game of 2025 marks Sam Houston’s first trip to Murfreesboro since the 1991 campaign.
Nov. 29: MTSU at New Mexico State
In the final game of the regular season, Middle Tennessee will take a trip to Las Cruces in search of the program’s first ever road victory over the Aggies. New Mexico State leads the series 4-2 and holds a three-game win streak. The Blue Raiders lost last season’s meeting at home, 36-21.
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