2020 Murray State Racers football team

2020 Murray State Racers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 19
FCS CoachesNo. 18
Record5–2 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBen Hodges (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDillon Sanders (1st season)
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Murray State had games scheduled against Louisville and Tarleton State, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
 ESPN+ W 35–13 2,545
March 28 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois No. 19
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
 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
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
 ESPN+ L 14–28 3,211

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References

  1. ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.


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