American college football season
The 2016 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mitch Stewart and played their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:30 pm | at Illinois* | | BTN | L 3–52 | 48,644 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Missouri State* | | OVCDN | L 22–28 | 5,063 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Illinois* | | ESPN3 | L 17–50 | 11,150 |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| ESPN3 | L 16–17 | 10,014 |
October 1 | 4:00 pm | at Austin Peay | | OVCDN | W 45–17 | 4,717 |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | Tennessee–Martin | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| OVCDN | L 31–38 | 3,938 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | at No. 15 Eastern Illinois | | OVCDN | W 40–38 | 7,907 |
October 29 | 3:00 pm | No. 25 Tennessee State | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| OVCDN | W 38–31 | 8,605 |
November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | | OVCDN | W 41–28 | 4,200 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | No. 2 Jacksonville State | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| OVCDN | L 15–33 | 3,220 |
November 19 | 1:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | | OVCDN | L 19–55 | 4,120 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At Illinois
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Fighting Illini
|
14
|
21
|
7
|
10 |
52 |
Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
28 |
Racers
|
3
|
10
|
6
|
3 |
22 |
At Southern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
Salukis
|
24
|
14
|
6
|
6 |
50 |
Southeast Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Redhawks
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
Racers
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
3 |
16 |
At Austin Peay
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
3
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
45 |
Governors
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Tennessee–Martin
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Skyhawks
|
20
|
7
|
0
|
11 |
38 |
Racers
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
10 |
31 |
At Eastern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
3
|
13
|
6
|
18 |
40 |
#15 Panthers
|
21
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
38 |
Tennessee State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#25 Tigers
|
3
|
17
|
0
|
11 |
31 |
Racers
|
14
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
At Eastern Kentucky
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
0
|
7
|
21
|
13 |
41 |
Colonels
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
8 |
28 |
Jacksonville State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#2 Gamecocks
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
20 |
33 |
Racers
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
12 |
15 |
At Tennessee Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
13 |
19 |
Golden Eagles
|
13
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
55 |
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