| Rick
Stockstill
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Making a Statement
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Against All Odds 
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Countdown to Detroit
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| In his first year as a head coach, Rick Stockstill seized the moment and guided the Middle Tennessee program to a place many thought impossible.
After 24 years as an assistant, Stockstill was given the chance to run his own program and all he did was lead the Blue Raiders to a Sun Belt Conference championship, help set a new single-season attendance record, and take the program to its first postseason bowl game in the I-A era. In taking a Middle Tennessee team predicted to finish sixth in the Sun Belt during the preseason to a league title, Stockstill was also crowned the 2006 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year while also garnering that honor from ESPN.com.
During the 2006 championship run, Stockstill and his staff developed an All-American, 11 all-conference players, 11 SBC Player of the Week winners, a consensus National Defensive Player of the Week (Damon Nickson won the Walter Camp and the Bronco Nagurski awards), and the school's all-time sacks leader (Erik Walden). Not bad considering only three Blue Raiders were named to the All-SBC Preseason team as voted on by league coaches and media.
Off the field, Stockstill made an immediate impact as well by dramatically improving the team's APR to 949.
A benchmark of all championship teams is the ability to win away from home and Stockstill's Blue Raiders demonstrated their mental toughness by winning a league best four Sun Belt Conference road games on the way to a school record six conference wins in all. In fact, Middle Tennessee's road success was amongst the best in college football in 2006 as only 10 other teams won as many conference road games in 2006 (Arkansas, Auburn, Boise State, BYU, Ohio, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, USC, Wake Forest).
It is said you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with and Stockstill assembled a championship staff well before he coached his first game. Stockstill's staff sports three Super Bowl rings, four National Championships, 70 bowl rings, and 158 years of coaching experience.
Along with his extensive background in collegiate coaching circles, the driven and determined Stockstill also has had the advantage of working alongside some of the greatest minds in college football history. These experiences were evident in his highly successful first season at the helm.
Stockstill, who made his way to Murfreesboro after spending the previous two years at South Carolina, has worked with legendary coaches Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Danny Ford, Tommy Bowden, Ken Hatfield, and Tommy West.
Stockstill demonstrated the ability to develop and coach big-time players throughout his 24-year college coaching career and has recruited 16 players that have been drafted or signed as free agents since 2000. He joined the Gamecock staff in December, 2003 and immediately made an impact in recruiting. Stockstill coached the Gamecock tight ends and served as recruiting coordinator in 2005 and was the wide receiver coach in 2004.
Prior to joining Holtz' staff at South Carolina, Stockstill was the offensive coordinator at East Carolina in 2003, where he had a 1,000-yard rusher, a receiver to break the single-season receptions mark, and a quarterback who set a new completion percentage record.
In his first year at South Carolina, Stockstill coached Troy Williamson to one of the best seasons ever for a Gamecock receiver. Williamson made 43 receptions for 835 yards (75.9 per game average) and seven touchdowns. Williamso |
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