Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersHead coach Derek Mason
62 Overall rating steady
Derek Mason has led Middle Tennessee since 2024, going 8-21 across 3 seasons.
- Record since 2024
- 8-21
- Seasons
- 3
- Bowl trips
- 0
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme3
Defensive scheme6
Game planning5
Situational management10
Leadership & results
Comeback factor3
Underdog edge1
Recent form10
Win rate2
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Derek Mason's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Middle Tennessee record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-3 | In progress |
| 2025 | 3-9 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 3-9 | No bowl |
Records with Middle Tennessee since 2024, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
20
14
17
56
22
34
37
45
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