2016 Murray State Racers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorChris Boone
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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 IllinoisOVCDNW 40–387,907
October 293:00 pmNo. 25 Tennessee Statedagger
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
OVCDNW 38–318,605
November 512:00 pmat Eastern KentuckyOVCDNW 41–284,200
November 121:00 pmNo. 2 Jacksonville State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
OVCDNL 15–333,220
November 191:30 pmat Tennessee TechOVCDNL 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

Missouri State

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

At Southern Illinois

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

Southeast Missouri State

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

At Austin Peay

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

Tennessee–Martin

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

At Eastern Illinois

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

Tennessee State

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

At Eastern Kentucky

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

Jacksonville State

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

At Tennessee Tech

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

References

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


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