2012 Murray State Racers football team

2012 Murray State Racers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Chris Hatcher (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mitch Stewart (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Ashley Anders (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Roy Stewart Stadium
Seasons ←  2011 2013  →

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky		6	–	2					8	–	3
UT Martin		6	–	2					8	–	3
Jacksonville State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Tennessee State		4	–	3					8	–	3
Murray State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					3	–	8
Austin Peay		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 5–6, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 pm	at No. 7 (FBS) Florida State *	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 3–69	70,047
September 8	6:00 pm	No. 25 Central Arkansas *	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		L 20–42	9,848
September 15	7:00 pm	at Missouri State *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	Racer TV Network	W 28–23	10,002
September 22	6:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	Racer TV Network	L 49–50	5,319
September 29	6:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		W 70–35	9,794
October 6	6:00 pm	at Austin Peay	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	Racer TV Network	W 52–14	3,818
October 13	3:00 pm	UT Martin	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	Racer TV Network	L 59–66	9,597
October 27	3:00 pm	at Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL		L 35–38	17,807
November 3	1:00 pm	No. 18 Tennessee State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		W 49–28	3,112
November 10	12:00 pm	at No. 22 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	Racer TV Network	L 24–55	8,200
November 17	1:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		W 42–35	2,299
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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