2011 Murray State Racers football team

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2011 Murray State Racers football
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Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mitch Stewart (1st season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinatorAshley Anders (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Roy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^  6 2   7 4  
Eastern Kentucky +^  6 2   7 5  
Jacksonville State +  6 2   7 4  
Murray State  5 3   7 4  
Tennessee State  4 4   5 6  
UT Martin  4 4   5 6  
Austin Peay  2 6   3 8  
Southeast Missouri State  2 6   3 8  
Eastern Illinois  1 7   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Racers were led by second-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 7–4, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. Average home attendance for the 2011 season was 5,642.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 pmat Louisville * ESPNU L 9–2146,157
September 104:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State * Racer TV Network /ESPN3 W 39–02,209
September 176:00 pm Tennessee State W 58–2710,031
September 226:00 pmat UT Martin No. 24L 26–485,281
October 16:00 pmNo. 14 Jacksonville State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
L 30–383,838
October 812:00 pmat Georgia State *Racer TV Network/ESPN3W 48–2410,963
October 153:00 pm Eastern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
Racer TV Network/ESPN3W 36–277,857
October 291:00 pm Eastern Kentucky
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
L 33–343,466
November 51:30 pmat No. 20 Tennessee Tech Racer TV Network/ESPN3W 38–3716,845
November 121:00 pm Austin Peay
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 56–243,018
November 191:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State Racer TV NetworkW 35–342,138

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