2018 Murray State Racers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 5–6 (5–3 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Nick Coleman (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jake Johnson (1st season) |
Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 5–6, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Racers predicted to finish in seventh place. [1] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Racers predicted to finish in eighth place. [2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 134 (14) |
2 | Austin Peay | 114 (1) |
3 | UT Martin | 96 |
4 | Tennessee State | 91 |
5 | Eastern Illinois | 83 |
6 | Eastern Kentucky | 64 |
7 | Murray State | 39 |
8 | Southeast Missouri State | 35 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 19 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 126 (14) |
2 | Austin Peay | 112 (4) |
3 | UT Martin | 95 |
4 | Eastern Illinois | 73 |
5 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 |
6 | Tennessee State | 64 |
7 | Southeast Missouri State | 62 |
8 | Murray State | 24 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 23 |
The Colonels had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team. [3]
Defense Kenney Wooten – DL Specialists Gabriel Vicente – K |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois * | ESPN+ | L 10–49 | 6,350 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Central Arkansas * | ESPN+ | L 13–26 | 6,121 | |
September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kentucky * | SECN | L 10–48 | 48,217 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | W 45–38 | 11,137 |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | ESPN+ | W 48–41 | 3,063 | |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 3,318 |
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | W 34–6 | 10,440 | |
October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 12 Jacksonville State |
| ESPN+ | L 15–42 | 8,053 |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 8,788 | |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 21 Southeast Missouri State |
| ESPN+ | W 40–38 | 2,087 |
November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | L 23–48 | 7,113 | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Salukis | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Racers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Racers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
No. 17 Bears | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
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Racers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Skyhawks | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
Racers | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
Panthers | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Racers | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
Colonels | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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No. 12 Gamecocks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Racers | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Golden Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
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No. 21 Redhawks | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
Racers | 0 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 40 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Governors | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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3 | 98 | Quincy Williams | LB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
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