2012 Murray State Racers football team

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2012 Murray State Racers football
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Conference Ohio Valley Conference
2012 record5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach Chris Hatcher (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Mitch Stewart (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAshley Anders
Home stadium Roy Stewart Stadium
(Capacity: 16,800)
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 Eastern Illinois $^ 61    75 
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky  62    83 
UT Martin  62    83 
Jacksonville State  53    65 
Tennessee State  43    83 
Murray State  44    56 
Southeast Missouri State  26    38 
Tennessee Tech  17    38 
Austin Peay  17    29 
  • $ 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 pmat No. 7 (FBS) Florida State * ESPN3 L 3–6970,047
September 86:00 pmNo. 25 Central Arkansas *L 20–429,848
September 157:00 pmat Missouri State * Racer TV Network W 28–2310,002
September 226:30 pmat Eastern Illinois Racer TV NetworkL 49–505,319
September 296:00 pm Tennessee Tech
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 70–359,794
October 66:00 pmat Austin Peay Racer TV NetworkW 52–143,818
October 133:00 pm UT Martin Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
Racer TV NetworkL 59–669,597
October 273:00 pmat Jacksonville State L 35–3817,807
November 31:00 pmNo. 18 Tennessee State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 49–283,112
November 1012:00 pmat No. 22 Eastern Kentucky Racer TV NetworkL 24–558,200
November 171:00 pm Southeast Missouri State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 42–352,299

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