2019 Murray State Racers football team
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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]
Preseason
[edit]Preseason coaches' poll
[edit]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 |
Preseason All-OVC team
[edit]The Racers had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
Special teams Gabriel Vicente – K Steve Dawson – P Malik Honeycutt – RS |
Schedule
[edit]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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Game summaries
[edit]Pikeville
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Racers | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
Week 2: at #3 Georgia
[edit]Quarter | 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
- Date: September 7, 2019
- Game time: 4:00 pm
- Game attendance: 92,746
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Rocky Boiman, Anthony Becht and Beth Mowins
- Recap, Box Score
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At Toledo
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rockets | 3 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
Morehead State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Racers | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
At UT Martin
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Skyhawks | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 |
Eastern Illinois
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Racers | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
At Tennessee State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Eastern Kentucky
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonels | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
Racers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
At Jacksonville State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
No. 25 Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Tennessee Tech
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Austin Peay
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Governors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
Racers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Southeast Missouri State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Racers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
No. 13 Redhawks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
References
[edit]- ^ Wells, Adam (November 23, 2019). "Stewart removed as head football coach at Murray State". WPSD Local 6. WPSD. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.