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Middle Tennessee

latest conference era: Conference USA

Loaded Seasons47
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +16.6
Best Finish#67 in 2009
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +16.6 PWR −2.7 2017: 7-6, margin +11, power +5.7, resume 49 / 100, final rank #752018: 8-6, margin +18, power +5.9, resume 75 / 100, final rank #772019: 4-8, margin -43, power +4.3, resume 24 / 100, final rank #872020: 3-6, margin -113, power −2.7, resume 16 / 100, final rank #1012021: 7-6, margin +54, power +9.6, resume 72 / 100, final rank #892022: 8-5, margin +15, power +16.6, resume 64 / 100, final rank #942023: 4-8, margin -46, power +16.3, resume 52 / 100, final rank #992024: 3-9, margin -194, power +9.3, resume 32 / 100, final rank #2142025: 3-9, margin -102, power +11.5, resume 52 / 100, final rank #1832026: 4-4, margin -46, power +11.7, resume 70 / 100, final rank #173 2017: 7-6, margin +11, power +5.7, resume 49 / 100, final rank #75+5.72018: 8-6, margin +18, power +5.9, resume 75 / 100, final rank #77+5.92019: 4-8, margin -43, power +4.3, resume 24 / 100, final rank #87+4.32020: 3-6, margin -113, power −2.7, resume 16 / 100, final rank #101−2.72021: 7-6, margin +54, power +9.6, resume 72 / 100, final rank #89+9.62022: 8-5, margin +15, power +16.6, resume 64 / 100, final rank #94+16.62023: 4-8, margin -46, power +16.3, resume 52 / 100, final rank #99+16.32024: 3-9, margin -194, power +9.3, resume 32 / 100, final rank #214+9.32025: 3-9, margin -102, power +11.5, resume 52 / 100, final rank #183+11.52026: 4-4, margin -46, power +11.7, resume 70 / 100, final rank #173+11.7 20177-620188-620194-820203-620217-620228-520234-820243-920253-920264-4

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 47

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +12.4

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline −0.6

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 4.8

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +16.6

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2023

The last season that closed stronger was 2023.

Best Resume Since Since 2021

This is the program's best resume season since 2021.

Best Finish 2009 | #67

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2009 | 84 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #5 | Power #3

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 83th | Power 91th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2009 | 10-3

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #173 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 4-4
Program baseline +12.4 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 4.8 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +16.6, record 8-5, and final loaded-board rank #94.

Best Loaded Resume

2009 Season

Resume 84 / 100 with 10 wins and a 77% win rate.

Best Record

10-3

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2009, with a margin of +108.

Roughest Loaded Season

2011 Season

2-10 with power −2.1 and margin -174.

Best resume season

2009 | 84 / 100

Latest versus standard

−0.6

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

47 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Conference USAFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 4-4 #173 +11.7 70 −46 Open team page
2025 Conference USAFBS In range 3-9 #183 +11.5 52 −102 Program view
2024 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #214 +9.3 32 −194 Program view
2023 Conference USAFBS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 4-8 #99 +16.3 52 −46 Program view
2022 Conference USAFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 8-5 #94 +16.6 64 +15 Program view
2021 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #89 +9.6 72 +54 Program view
2020 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-6 #101 −2.7 16 −113 Program view
2019 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #87 +4.3 24 −43 Program view
2018 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-6 #77 +5.9 75 +18 Program view
2017 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #75 +5.7 49 +11 Program view
2016 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #87 +4.3 34 +51 Program view
2015 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #77 +5.8 59 +96 Program view
2014 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #118 +2.2 35 +1 Program view
2013 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #118 +3.7 62 +36 Program view
2012 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-4 #147 −0.5 75 −17 Program view
2011 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-10 #190 −2.1 19 −174 Program view
2010 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-7 #120 +3.2 46 −21 Program view
2009 Sun BeltFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 10-3 #67 +7.8 84 +108 Program view
2008 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #94 +5.6 38 −25 Program view
2007 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #104 +4.6 51 −31 Program view
2006 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #81 +6.6 65 −6 Program view
2005 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #88 +6.0 41 +4 Program view
2004 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #84 +6.6 42 −24 Program view
2003 Sun BeltFBS In range 4-8 #-- -- -- −43 Program view
2002 Sun BeltFBS In range 4-8 #-- -- -- −35 Program view
2001 Sun BeltFBS In range 8-3 #-- -- -- +122 Program view
2000 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +34 Program view
1999 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −107 Program view
1998 OVCFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −37 Program view
1996 OVCFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −20 Program view
1995 OVCFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −42 Program view
1993 OVCFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −42 Program view
1992 OVCFCS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- −33 Program view
1991 OVCFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −49 Program view
1989 OVCFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −21 Program view
1988 OVCFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −4 Program view
1984 OVCFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +1 Program view
1981 OVCFCS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- −10 Program view
1980 OVCFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −39 Program view
1979 OVCFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −82 Program view
1978 OVCFCS In range 0-0 #-- -- -- +0 Program view
1977 OVCFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −58 Program view
1976 OVCFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +7 Program view
1975 OVCFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −21 Program view
1974 OVCFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −28 Program view
1972 OVCFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +4 Program view
1971 OVCFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +10 Program view