2023 Murray State Racers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBen Hodges (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDillon Sanders (4th season)
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northern Iowa   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Missouri State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of April 9, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the team's first season in the MVFC.[1] The Racers were led by fourth-year head coach Dean Hood and played home games at Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Presbyterian*
ESPN+W 41–106,953
September 76:30 p.m.at Louisville*
ACCNL 0–5645,273
September 166:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
ESPN+L 14–3516,605
September 306:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+W 30–2813,213
October 72:00 p.m.at No. 15 South Dakota
ESPN+L 7–387,907
October 142:00 p.m.No. 13 Southern Illinoisdagger
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+L 6–2715,868
October 212:00 p.m.at Missouri State
ESPN+L 24–2811,386
October 282:30 p.m.at No. 12 North Dakota State
ESPN+L 6–3813,876
November 41:00 p.m.No. 13 North Dakota
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+L 31–456,217
November 1111:00 a.m.at Illinois State
ESPN+L 7–445,623
November 181:00 p.m.No. 25 Youngstown State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+L 17–345,957
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Murray State Football To Join Missouri Valley Football Conference July of 2023" (Press release). Missouri Valley Football Conference. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.


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