2010 Murray State Racers football team

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2010 Murray State Racers football
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Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner (1st season)
Home stadium Roy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
 2009
2011  
2010 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Southeast Missouri State $^  7 1   9 3  
No. 12 Jacksonville State ^  6 2   9 3  
Eastern Kentucky  5 2   6 5  
Murray State  5 3   6 5  
UT Martin  5 3   6 5  
Tennessee Tech  4 4   5 6  
Eastern Illinois  2 6   2 9  
Austin Peay  1 7   2 9  
Tennessee State  0 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Racers were led by first year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. Average home attendance for the 2010 season was 5,989.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmat Kent State *L 10–4116,535
September 116:07 pm Southeast Missouri State Wazoo Sports Network L 17–307,014
September 186:00 pmat Central Arkansas *Racer TV NetworkL 20–2112,088
September 256:07 pm UT Martin Wazoo Sports Network/ESPN GamePlan W 52–168,107
October 26:00 pmat No. 4 Jacksonville State L 34–4014,812
October 93:00 pm Missouri State *Dagger-14-plain.pngRacer TV NetworkW 72–597,806 [1]
October 231:30 pmat Eastern Illinois W 38–286,111
October 302:00 pmat Eastern Kentucky Wazoo Sports Network/ESPN3 L 21–2811,600
November 61:00 pm Tennessee Tech W 44–134,114
November 131:00 pmat Austin Peay W 61–353,103
November 201:00 pm Tennessee State W 28–232,904

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References

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