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Georgia comes back to the cozy confines of Sanford Stadium after putting a whooping on the first of three tiger teams on the 2003 schedule. Middle Tennessee comes to play after losing to Div I-AA Florida Atlantic. MTSU players say they want the Georgia game the most, and many players on their squad are from the state of Georgia.

GEORGIA vs. MIDDLE Tennessee STATE

MTSU SCHEDULE
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug 28	Fla Atlantic	L 20-19
Sept 6	at No. 9 Georgia	1:00 PM ET
Sept 13	at Clemson	5:00 PM ET
Sept 20	at Missouri	2:00 PM ET
Oct 4	Temple	7:00 PM ET
Oct 11	New Mexico State	3:00 PM ET
Oct 18	at Idaho	5:00 PM ET
Oct 25	North Texas	7:00 PM ET
Nov 1	at Utah State	3:00 PM ET
Nov 8	Troy State	7:00 PM ET
Nov 15	La Lafayette	3:00 PM ET
Nov 20	at Arkansas State	7:00 PM ET
Nov 22	at Arkansas State	7:00 PM ET

September 6th, 2003; 1pm
Sanford Stadium; Athens, GA
Pay-per-view
Last meeting: First meeting

A bit about Middle Tennessee State:

Colors: Royal Blue & White
Mascot: Blue Raiders
Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Interesting Fact: How did MTSU come up with the name "Blue Raiders?" In the early days of athletics at Middle Tennessee State University, the teams were known by several nicknames. Among these were Teachers, Normalites, and Peda-gogues. In 1934, it was de-cided that the school needed a specific nick-name. During football season that year, the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal held a contest to name the team. The late Charles Sarver, then a Middle Tennessee football player and later principal at White County High School in Sparta, Tenn., won the $5 prize for his entry of "Blue Raid-ers." Sarver later indicated he had "borrowed" the nickname of the Colgate Red Raiders, but substituted MTSU Blue for Colgate Red. Ever since then, Middle Tennessee athletic teams have been known as the Blue Raiders.
Source: MTSU Media Guide

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