2016 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders First Down Game Log through 01/09/2017
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/16 | Alabama A&M | Turf | W 55-0 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 35 |
| 09/10/16 | @ Vanderbilt | Turf | L 24-47 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| 09/17/16 | @ Bowling Green | Turf | W 41-21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 09/24/16 | Louisiana Tech | Turf | W 38-34 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 10/01/16 | @ North Texas | Turf | W 30-13 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 10/15/16 | Western Kentucky | Turf | L 43-44 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 32 |
| 10/22/16 | @ Missouri | Turf | W 51-45 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 10/29/16 | @ FIU | Turf | W 42-35 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 11/05/16 | UTSA | Turf | L 25-45 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 11/12/16 | @ Marshall | Turf | L 17-42 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 11/19/16 | @ Charlotte | Turf | W 38-31 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 11/26/16 | Florida Atlantic | Turf | W 77-56 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 12/24/16 | + Hawaii | Turf | L 35-52 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 29 |
| Totals | 111 | 186 | 26 | 323 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||