2019 Murray State Racers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 4–8 (2–6 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Nick Coleman (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jake Johnson (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Racers were picked to finish in seventh place.[2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
6 | UT Martin | 58 |
7 | Murray State | 55 |
8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |
The Racers had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
Special teams Gabriel Vicente – K Steve Dawson – P Malik Honeycutt – RS |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Pikeville* | ESPN+ | W 59–20 | 6,829 | |||
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* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ESPN+ | L 7–17 | 5,302 | ||
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Austin Peay |
| ESPN3 | L 7–42 | |||
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 24–31 | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Racers | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
See also: Pikeville Bears football |
See also: 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Murray State | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
#3 Georgia | 7 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Game information | ||
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See also: 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rockets | 3 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Racers | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
See also: 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Skyhawks | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 |
See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Racers | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonels | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
Racers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
No. 25 Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Governors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
Racers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
No. 13 Redhawks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team |