Middle Tennessee·Conference USA

2026 — The Chapter Being Written

The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.

Record 4-4
Final result In-progress
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -6.2 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Murr Sta 38-14 L @ Marshall 26-28 W vs Nevada 27-20 L @ Jack Sta 13-23 L @ Kansas 0-55 W vs Delaware 33-30 W @ Flor Int 26-23 L vs Kenn Sta 28-44

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Middle Tennessee 38, Murray State 14. A 24-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Middle Tennessee 0, Kansas 55. A 55-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Raider Up"
— Middle Tennessee fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized
What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Middle Tennessee — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.