| 2016 Murray State Racers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (4–4 OVC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Chris Boone |
| Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| OVCDN | L 15–33 | 3,220 |
| November 19 | 1:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | OVCDN | L 19–55 | 4,120 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
At Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fighting Illini | 14 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Racers | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
At Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Salukis | 24 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 50 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Redhawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Racers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
At Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Governors | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Tennessee–Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Skyhawks | 20 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 38 |
| Racers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
At Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 3 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 40 |
| #15 Panthers | 21 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #25 Tigers | 3 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 31 |
| Racers | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
At Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 0 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 41 |
| Colonels | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #2 Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 33 |
| Racers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
At Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 55 |
References
- "Heritage Bank Battle of the Border 2016-17". Murray State Athletics. September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
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