2022 Murray State Racers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 2–9 (1–4 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ben Hodges (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dillon Sanders (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin + | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindenwood * | 1 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Murray State Racers football team represent Murray State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Dean Hood and play their games at Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, Kentucky.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech * | ESPN+ | L 10–63 | 60,201 | |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State * | ESPN+ | L 3–34 | 6,911 | |
September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ball State * | ESPN+ | L 0–31 | 14,413 | |
September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 21–35 | 10,112 |
October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana * | ESPN+ | L 14–48 | 5,127 | |
October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 16–45 | 6,492 |
October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Austin Peay * | ESPN+ | L 17–52 | 7,117 | |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Lindenwood | ESPN+ | L 18–33 | 3,851 | |
October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | W 19–3 | 15,122 |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris * |
| ESPN3 | W 27–9 | 5,037 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 22–52 | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Red Raiders | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
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Gamecocks | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
Racers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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BALL –21.0 | 53 |
Statistics | Murray State | Ball State |
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First downs | 9 | 26 |
Total yards | 155 | 476 |
Rushing yards | 87 | 249 |
Passing yards | 68 | 227 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 23:32 | 36:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Murray State | Passing | Isaac McNamee | 7/22, 57 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jawaun Northington | 17 carries, 71 yards | |
Receiving | DeQuan Dallas | 2 receptions, 27 yards | |
Ball State | Passing | John Paddock | 27/44, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Carson Steele | 25 carries, 141 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jayshon Jackson | 6 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD | |
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Panthers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 35 |
Racers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Racers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 21 Lions | 7 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 48 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
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No. 18 Skyhawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
Racers | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
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Racers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
No. 24 Governors | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
Lions | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Racers | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
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Colonials | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
No. 17 Redhawks | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper-level and graduate courses in Paducah, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, and Henderson.
Roy Stewart Stadium is a 16,800-seat multi-purpose stadium in Murray, Kentucky. It opened in 1973 and is home to the Murray State University Racers football, rifle and women's track and field teams. Before Racers football left the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) for the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in 2023, the stadium was the second-largest of any on-campus stadium in the OVC; it now lies roughly at the MVFC average.
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