MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In 2006, Middle Tennessee played in its first bowl game since moving to Division I-A in 2000.
The Blue Raiders traveled to Detroit, Michigan to take on Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl after a season where they went 7-5 and 6-1 in the Sun Belt Conference, giving them a share of the league title for the first time since 2001.
While the bowl game didn't go the way the blue and white wanted, falling to the Chippewas 31-14, there was one player who stood out on the defensive side of the ball with six tackles and two sacks.