2015 Murray State Racers football team

2015 Murray State Racers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 OVC)
Head coach	Mitch Stewart (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Boone
Home stadium	Roy Stewart Stadium

2015 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					13	–	2
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^		7	–	1					7	–	5
UT Martin		6	–	2					7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	3					6	–	5
SE Missouri State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Tennessee Tech		3	–	5					4	–	7
Murray State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Tennessee State		1	–	6					4	–	6
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mitch Stewart and played their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Kentucky Wesleyan*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 52–12	6,037
September 12	2:30 pm	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 26–57	17,465
September 19	6:00 pm	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 20–52	20,543
September 26	6:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ASN	L 29–31	10,620
October 3	6:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ASN	L 10–27	4,376
October 10	3:00 pm	Austin Peay	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 34–18	9,019
October 24	2:00 pm	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	L 45–52	2,458
October 31	1:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	L 20–34	2,108
November 7	2:30 pm	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ASN	W 46–43 ^OT	7,897
November 14	1:00 pm	No. 24 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	L 34–41 ^2OT	2,457
November 21	1:00 pm	at No. 1 Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 20–42	18,555
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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