2019 Murray State Racers football team

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2019 Murray State Racers football
Murray State M Racers logo.png
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Coleman (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJake Johnson (2nd season)
Home stadium Roy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Austin Peay +^  7 1   9 3  
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^  7 1   9 3  
UT Martin  6 2   7 5  
Eastern Kentucky  5 3   7 5  
Tennessee Tech  3 5   6 6  
Jacksonville State  3 5   6 6  
Murray State  2 6   4 8  
Tennessee State  2 6   3 9  
Eastern Illinois  1 7   1 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 4–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Stewart was reassigned to a new position within the athletic department following the season, he finished with a record of 19–37. [1]

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Racers were picked to finish in seventh place. [2]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Jacksonville State135 (15)
2Southeast Missouri State115
3Eastern Kentucky99
4Austin Peay84
5Tennessee State75
6UT Martin58
7Murray State55
8Eastern Illinois38
9Tennessee Tech16

Preseason All-OVC team

The Racers had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 6:00 p.m. Pikeville * ESPN+ W 59–206,829
September 7 3:00 p.m. at No. 3 (FBS) Georgia * ESPN2 L 17–63 92,746
September 14 6:00 p.m. at Toledo * ESPN3 L 0–45 25,361
September 21 6:00 p.m. Morehead State *
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+ W 59–7 11,921
September 28 6:00 p.m. at UT Martin ESPN+ L 7–40 4,612
October 5 1:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+ W 24–17 4,205
October 12 2:00 p.m. at Tennessee State ESPN+ W 31–17 5.324
October 19 2:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+ L 27–34 9,029
October 26 3:00 p.m. at No. 25 Jacksonville State ESPN3 L 12–14 10,786
November 2 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+ L 7–17 5,302
November 16 12:00 p.m. No. 22 Austin Peay
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN3 L 7–42
November 23 1:00 p.m. at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State ESPN+ L 24–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4] [5]

Game summaries

Pikeville

1234Total
Bears3143020
Racers1714141459

Week 2: at #3 Georgia

Week 2: Murray State Racers at #3 Georgia Bulldogs
Quarter1234Total
Murray State7010017
#3 Georgia73571463

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

Game information

At Toledo

1234Total
Racers00000
Rockets31421745

Morehead State

1234Total
Eagles00707
Racers141721759

At UT Martin

1234Total
Racers07007
Skyhawks141031340

Eastern Illinois

1234Total
Panthers073717
Racers727824

At Tennessee State

1234Total
Racers71401031
Tigers730717

Eastern Kentucky

1234Total
Colonels71017034
Racers3771027

At Jacksonville State

1234Total
Racers007512
No. 25 Gamecocks770014

Tennessee Tech

1234Total
Golden Eagles377017
Racers70007

Austin Peay

1234Total
No. 22 Governors7772142
Racers00707

At Southeast Missouri State

1234Total
Racers7170024
No. 13 Redhawks31401431

References

  1. Wells, Adam (November 23, 2019). "Stewart removed as head football coach at Murray State". WPSD Local 6. WPSD . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. "2019 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  5. "2019 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.