CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Conference USA
Middle Tennessee
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Conference USA. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #113; PPG allowed #106. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 2-3. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Roman Gagliano
FBS #72 · 913 season total
88CMP156ATT913Yards8TD1INT56.41%CMP%121.21NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Antonio Martin
FBS #40 · 385 season total
72Carries385Yards1TD5.35Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Cam'Ron Lacy
FBS #59 · 335 season total
31REC335Yards4TD10.81Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Korey Smith
FBS #9 · 46 season total
46Total22Solo24Assists1.50TFL0Sacks
Sacks Leader
Jackson Lowe
FBS #327 · 1 season total
1Sacks2TFL0QB hurries31Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Kalen Woods
FBS #64 · 1 season total
1INT1Passes defended2Defensive TDs3Return yards22Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Murray State | W | 38–14 | -22.5 | W | 55.5 | U |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | A | Marshall | L | 26–28 | +13 | W | 55.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | Nevada | W | 27–20 | +4 | W | 50.5 | U |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | A | Jacksonville State | L | 13–23 | +7 | L | 50.5 | U |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | A | Kansas | L | 0–55 | +20.5 | L | 50.5 | O |
| 7 | 2026-10-13 | H | Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-20 | A | Florida International | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-28 | H | Kennesaw State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | H | Western Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | A | Liberty | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | A | Sam Houston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | H | New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.