American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 2:30 pm at Illinois * BTN L 3–5248,644
September 10 6:00 pm Missouri State * OVCDN L 22–285,063
September 17 6:00 pm at Southern Illinois * ESPN3 L 17–5011,150
September 24 6:00 pm Southeast Missouri State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY ESPN3 L 16–1710,014
October 1 4:00 pm at Austin Peay OVCDN W 45–174,717
October 15 6:00 pm Tennessee–Martin Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY OVCDN L 31–383,938
October 22 1:00 pm at No. 15 Eastern Illinois OVCDN W 40–387,907
October 29 3:00 pm No. 25 Tennessee State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY OVCDN W 38–318,605
November 5 12:00 pm at Eastern Kentucky OVCDN W 41–284,200
November 12 1:00 pm No. 2 Jacksonville State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY OVCDN L 15–333,220
November 19 1:30 pm at Tennessee Tech OVCDN L 19–554,120
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
^ "Heritage Bank Battle of the Border 2016-17". Murray State Athletics. September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
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