Posts Tagged ‘Benny Cunningham’
No. 114: Middle Tennessee State
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 25, 2012
Middle Tennessee State was fairly competitive for six weeks. The Blue Raiders took Purdue down to the wire in the season opener, losing on a late field goal. Two weeks later, Middle Tennessee lost to Troy, 38-35, in the Sun Belt opener for both teams. That was followed by a win over Memphis, which was followed by an overtime loss to Western Kentucky; by December, the Hilltoppers would be recognized as one of the most improved teams in college football. Two weeks later, following a bye, the Raiders would beat Florida Atlantic, 38-14, to move to 2-4 at the midway point. With only Sun Belt play and a trip to Tennessee to go, M.T.S.U. was in a good position to earn a third consecutive bowl berth. What followed, from Oct. 29 through Dec. 3, was the program’s worst stretch of play since moving up to the F.B.S. in 1999.
Tags: Anthony Amos, Benny Cunningham, Buster Faulkner, Christian Henry, Drayton Calhoun, Jajuan Harley, Jeff Murphy, Kenneth Gilstrap, Leighton Gasque, Logan Kilgore, Middle Tennessee State, Omar McLendon, Rick Stockstill, Shubert Bastien, Sun Belt, Tavarres Jefferson, Tyrone Nix, William Pratcher
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