1987 Murray State Racers football team

1987 Murray State Racers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by first-year head coach Mike Mahoney, the Racers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Tennessee–Martin*
W 34–6[1]
September 12Southeast Missouri State*
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 30–12[2]
September 19at Western Kentucky*No. 3
L 17–2119,250[3]
September 26at Louisville*
L 10–3429,231[4]
October 10at No. 5 Eastern Kentucky
L 21–29[5]
October 17Liberty*
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 34–124,560[6]
October 24at Tennessee Tech
W 24–21[7]
October 31Morehead State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 53–1510,211[8]
November 7at Youngstown State
L 13–20[9]
November 14at Middle Tennessee
L 9–27[10]
November 21Austin Peay
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 40–0[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Murray State passing puts UTM down". The Jackson Sun. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Racers roll past SEMO". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western gets 21–17 win over Murray". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cardinals blast Murray". The Park City Daily News. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Loss to Eastern Kentucky doesn't mystify Mahoney". The Paducah Sun. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Racers douse Flames threat to stop streak". The Paducah Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Racers upend Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Balanced Murray thumps Morehead". The Courier-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Murray ambitions shot down". The Paducah Sun. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dingler leads Middle past Murray 27–9". The State Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kicking out the leader". The Paducah Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1987 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
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