2016 Murray State Racers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorChris Boone
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Tennessee Tech   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Tennessee State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Illinois   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Murray State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
SE Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Eastern Kentucky   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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The 2016 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 4–7, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmat Illinois*
BTNL 3–5248,644
September 106:00 pmMissouri State*
OVCDNL 22–285,063
September 176:00 pmat Southern Illinois*
ESPN3L 17–5011,150
September 246:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN3L 16–1710,014
October 14:00 pmat Austin Peay
OVCDNW 45–174,717
October 156:00 pmTennessee–Martin
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
OVCDNL 31–383,938
October 221:00 pmat No. 15 Eastern Illinois
OVCDNW 40–387,907
October 293:00 pmNo. 25 Tennessee Statedagger
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
OVCDNW 38–318,605
November 512:00 pmat Eastern Kentucky
OVCDNW 41–284,200
November 121:00 pmNo. 2 Jacksonville State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
OVCDNL 15–333,220
November 191:30 pmat Tennessee Tech
OVCDNL 19–554,120
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 3 0 0 3
Fighting Illini 14 21 7 10 52

See also: 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 0 7 28
Racers 3 10 6 3 22

See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

At Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 10 0 0 7 17
Salukis 24 14 6 6 50

See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 0 3 7 17
Racers 7 0 6 3 16

See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 3 21 7 14 45
Governors 3 7 7 0 17

See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

Tennessee–Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 20 7 0 11 38
Racers 7 14 0 10 31

See also: 2016 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football team

At Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 3 13 6 18 40
#15 Panthers 21 0 3 14 38

See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Tigers 3 17 0 11 31
Racers 14 3 14 7 38

See also: 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 7 21 13 41
Colonels 8 10 2 8 28

See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Gamecocks 0 7 6 20 33
Racers 0 3 0 12 15

See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

At Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 6 0 13 19
Golden Eagles 13 21 7 14 55

See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

References

  1. ^ "Heritage Bank Battle of the Border 2016-17". Murray State Athletics. September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.


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