2019 Murray State Racers football team

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]

2019 Murray State Racers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2019 record4–8 (2–6 OVC)
Head coachMitch Stewart (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorNick Coleman (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJake Johnson (2nd season)
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
(Capacity: 16,800)
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

Previous season
Main article: 2018 Murray State Racers football team

The Racers finished the 2018 season 5–6, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.

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 finish Team Votes (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
  • 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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4][5]

Game summaries

Pikeville
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 14 3 0 20
Racers 17 14 14 14 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Week 2: at #3 Georgia
Week 2: Murray State Racers at #3 Georgia Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Murray State 7 0 10017
#3 Georgia 7 35 71463

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

Game information
See also: 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1945 L, 0–49

at Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 0 0 0 0
Rockets 3 14 21 7 45
See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Morehead State
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 7 0 7
Racers 14 17 21 7 59
See also: 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–16–1 1995 W, 63–13

at UT Martin
1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 7 0 0 7
Skyhawks 14 10 3 13 40
See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–20–1 2018 W, 45–38

Eastern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
Racers 7 2 7 8 24
See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–18 2018 W, 48–41

at Tennessee State
1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 7 14 0 10 31
Tigers 7 3 0 7 17
See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–12 2018 W, 45–21

Eastern Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 10 17 0 34
Racers 3 7 7 10 27
See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–46–4 2018 W, 34–6

at Jacksonville State
1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 0 7 5 12
No. 25 Gamecocks 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–14 2018 L, 15–42

Tennessee Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 7 0 17
Racers 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–45–1 2018 L, 24–27

Austin Peay
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Governors 7 7 7 21 42
Racers 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–16 2018 L, 23–48

at Southeast Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 7 17 0 0 24
No. 13 Redhawks 3 14 0 14 31
See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–12–1 2018 W, 40–38
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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.


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