The 2019 Murray State Racers football team represented
Murray State University in the
2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champions ...
. They were led by fifth-year head coach
Mitch Stewart and played their home games at
Roy Stewart Stadium
Roy Stewart Stadium is a 16,800-seat multi-purpose stadium in Murray, Kentucky. It opened in 1973 and is home to the Murray State University Racers football, rifle and women's track and field teams. Before Racers football left the Ohio Valley ...
. They were members of the
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Cham ...
. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Stewart was reassigned to a new position within the athletic department following the season, he finished with a record of 19–37.
Previous season
The Racers finished the
2018 season 5–6, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Racers were picked to finish in seventh place.
Preseason All-OVC team
The Racers had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.
Special teams
Gabriel Vicente – K
Steve Dawson – P
Malik Honeycutt – RS
Schedule
Game summaries
Pikeville
Week 2: at #3 Georgia
At Toledo
Morehead State
At UT Martin
Eastern Illinois
At Tennessee State
Eastern Kentucky
At Jacksonville State
Tennessee Tech
Austin Peay
At Southeast Missouri State
References
Murray State
Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...
Murray State Racers football seasons
Murray State Racers football
The Murray State Racers football team represents Murray State University in the sport of American football. The Racers competes in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I and ...
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