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

Derek Mason Middle Tennessee record by season since 2024
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.

Derek Mason: Middle Tennessee head coach profile

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Derek Mason is the Middle Tennessee head coach, in the job since 2024.