2020 Murray State Racers football team
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
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| STATS | No. 19 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 18 |
| Record | 5–2 (5–2 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ben Hodges (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dillon Sanders (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Jacksonville State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Dean Hood in his first season as the program's 19th head coach. The Racers played their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They competed as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Schedule
[edit]Murray State had games scheduled against Louisville and Tarleton State, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| February 28 | 2:00 p.m. | UT Martin | ESPN+ | W 14–10 | 2,528 | ||||
| March 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 2,638 | ||||
| March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | W 36–31 | 1,511 | ||||
| March 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | No. 25 |
| ESPN+ | W 35–13 | 2,545 | ||
| March 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | W 41–27 | 2,628 | ||
| April 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | No. 14 | ESPN+ | L 31–34 | 1,843 | |||
| April 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 Jacksonville State | No. 17 |
| ESPN+ | L 14–28 | 3,211 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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