ATHLETICS

MTSU’s NCAA Graduation Success Rate (a four-year measure of freshmen and athletic transfers who entered the University as freshmen) set a new school record in 2021–22 at 94%.

It’s the ninth straight year MTSU has either equaled or set a school record. The Blue Raiders ranked second out of the 14 teams in Conference USA, trailing only private institution Rice (95). MTSU had six programs (men’s basketball, men’s tennis, men’s cross country and track, women’s golf, soccer, and volleyball) score a perfect 100.

The Blue Raiders’ score of 95 in football tied for fifth nationally (Northwestern 97, Boston College 97, Florida 96, Vanderbilt 96, MTSU 95, Duke 95) and led the way in Conference USA.

Now, for two select athletic achievements in 2022:

• The Blue Raider football team upset the No. 25-ranked University of Miami 45-31 on September 24, at Hard Rock Stadium in a game MTSU controlled wire to wire. It was the program’s first-ever win against a team ranked in the AP Top 25. The Blue Raiders finished the regular season with a record of 7-5, which resulted in an invitation to the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl in Honolulu on Christmas Eve 2022. In that game, MTSU fought and clawed back into the game, securing a 25-23 victory over San Diego State.

It was the program’s first-ever win against a team ranked in the AP Top 25.

• The MTSU women’s basketball team dominated then No. 18-ranked Louisville on their way to a 67-49 win in Murphy Center on December 4. The victory marked the Lady Raiders’ first win over a ranked opponent since Dec. 28, 2011, when MTSU knocked off No. 6 Kentucky 70-58 at Murphy Center. In March 2022, the Lady Raiders made it to the semifinals of the WNIT basketball tournament, hosting a home game in Murphy Center against Seton Hall.

Here are some additional MTSU athletics stats:

Spring 2022

• 210 of 328 (64%) of all student-athletes had a 3.0 or higher GPA

• 135 (41%) of all student-athletes made the Dean’s List by earning a 3.5 or higher GPA

• 53 (16%) of all student-athletes had a perfect 4.0 GPA

• 11 of 15 teams had a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Tennis had the highest men’s team GPA: 3.85

• Golf had the highest women’s team GPA: 3.89

• Semester GPA for all student-athletes: 3.067

• Cumulative GPA for all studentathletes: 3.130

Fall 2022

• 221 of 341 (65%) of all student-athletes had a 3.0 or higher GPA

• 147 (43%) of all student-athletes made the Dean’s List by earning a 3.5 GPA or higher

• 59 (17%) of all student-athletes had a perfect 4.0 GPA

• 13 of 15 teams had a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Golf had the highest men’s team GPA: 3.59

• Basketball had the highest women’s team GPA: 3.71

• Semester GPA for all student-athletes: 3.178

• Cumulative GPA for all studentathletes: 3.143