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GAMEDAY VITALS

Blue Raiders at Owls
Oct. 24, 2:30
Lockhart Stadium

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2008-MT 14, FAU 13

2007-MT 14, FAU 27

2006-MT 35, FAU 14

2005-MT 35, FAU 14

2004-MT 20, FAU 27

Two of the better teams in the Sun Belt Conference face off Saturday at Lockhart Stadium as Middle Tennessee and Florida Atlantic fight it out for positioning in the conference standings.

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What's at stake: Both teams enter the game 2-1 in the conference, and the winner will emerge still a factor in the race for the Sun Belt championship. An MT win would also significantly boost the Raiders' stock as a potential bowl team. The game will also take place in fertile recruiting territory for both teams. MT mines the area around Fort Lauderdale hard and goes head to head with FAU on several prospects in the area.

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THE COACHES
	Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill is in his fourth season with the Blue Raiders and this will be his fourth matchup against Florida Atlantic. He is 2-1 against the Owls but both of the wins came in Murfreesboro. Stockstill is 15-9 in Sun Belt games during his tenure. FAU head coach Howard Schnellenberger is the only head coach in the history of the FAU program. He has taken the Owls to consecutive bowl victories and led FAU to a conference championship in 2007. Schnellenberger's legacy was built with head coaching stops at Miami and Louisville. He took Miami to the national title in 1983. His career overall record is 150-129-4.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Florida Atlantic Owls