2016 Murray State Racers football team

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2016 Murray State Racers football
Murray State M Racers logo.png
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorChris Boone
Home stadium Roy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^  7 0   10 2  
UT Martin  6 2   7 5  
Tennessee Tech  5 3   5 6  
Tennessee State  4 3   7 4  
Eastern Illinois  4 4   6 5  
Murray State  4 4   4 7  
SE Missouri State  3 5   3 8  
Eastern Kentucky  2 6   3 8  
Austin Peay  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mitch Stewart and played their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmat Illinois * BTN L 3–5248,644
September 106:00 pm Missouri State * OVCDN L 22–285,063
September 176:00 pmat Southern Illinois * ESPN3 L 17–5011,150
September 246:00 pm Southeast Missouri State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN3L 16–1710,014
October 14:00 pmat Austin Peay
OVCDNW 45–174,717
October 156:00 pm Tennessee–Martin
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
OVCDNL 31–383,938
October 221:00 pmat No. 15 Eastern Illinois OVCDNW 40–387,907
October 293:00 pmNo. 25 Tennessee State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
OVCDNW 38–318,605
November 512:00 pmat Eastern Kentucky OVCDNW 41–284,200
November 121:00 pmNo. 2 Jacksonville State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
OVCDNL 15–333,220
November 191:30 pmat Tennessee Tech OVCDNL 19–554,120
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Illinois

1234Total
Racers03003
Fighting Illini142171052

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears7140728
Racers3106322

At Southern Illinois

1234Total
Racers1000717
Salukis24146650

Southeast Missouri State

1234Total
Redhawks703717
Racers706316

At Austin Peay

1234Total
Racers32171445
Governors377017

Tennessee–Martin

1234Total
Skyhawks20701138
Racers71401031

At Eastern Illinois

1234Total
Racers31361840
#15 Panthers21031438

Tennessee State

1234Total
#25 Tigers31701131
Racers14314738

At Eastern Kentucky

1234Total
Racers07211341
Colonels8102828

Jacksonville State

1234Total
#2 Gamecocks0762033
Racers0301215

At Tennessee Tech

1234Total
Racers0601319
Golden Eagles132171455

References

  1. "Heritage Bank Battle of the Border 2016-17". Murray State Athletics. September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.