2020 Murray State Racers football team

American college football season

2020 Murray State Racers football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS| No. 19
FCS Coaches| No. 18
Record| 5–2 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach|

* Dean Hood (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Ben Hodges (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Dillon Sanders (1st season)
Home stadium| Roy Stewart Stadium
(Capacity: 16,800)

Seasons

<- 2019

2021 ->

2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 8 Jacksonville State $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 19 Murray State |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  |
No. 21 Austin Peay |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Southeast Missouri State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |
UT Martin |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  |
Tennessee State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  |
Eastern Illinois |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season.

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Dean Hood in his first season as the program's 19th head coach. The Racers played their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They competed as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season[edit]

Main article: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

The Racers finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. After the season, head coach Mitch Stewart was reassigned to a new position within the athletic department after compiling a record of 19–37 over five seasons.[1] On December 13, 2019, Dean Hood was named as the team's new head coach.[2]

## Schedule[edit]

Murray State had games scheduled against Louisville and Tarleton State, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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February 28 |  2:00 p.m. |  UT Martin |  |

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

|  ESPN+ | W 14–10|  2,528
March 7 |  2:00 p.m. |  at No. 16 Southeast Missouri State |  |

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

|  ESPN+ | W 24–21|  2,638
March 14 |  1:00 p.m. |  at Tennessee Tech |  |

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

|  ESPN+ | W 36–31|  1,511
March 21 |  2:00 p.m. |  Tennessee State | No. 25 |

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

|  ESPN+ | W 35–13|  2,545
March 28 |  2:00 p.m. |  Eastern Illinois | No. 19 |

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

|  ESPN+ | W 41–27|  2,628
April 3 |  2:00 p.m. |  at Austin Peay | No. 14 |

* Fortera Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

|  ESPN+ | L 31–34|  1,843
April 11 |  2:00 p.m. |  No. 10 Jacksonville State | No. 17 |

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

|  ESPN+ | L 14–28|  3,211

* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ Wells, Adam (November 23, 2019). "Stewart removed as head football coach at Murray State". WPSD Local 6. WPSD. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
2. ^ Fischer, Bryan (December 13, 2019). "Kentucky assistant Dean Hood named head coach at FCS Murray State". College Football Talk. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
3. ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
4. ^ "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
5. ^ "2020 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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Murray State Racers football

Venues|

* Roy Stewart Stadium (1973–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1949 Tangerine Bowl
* Western Kentucky: Battle for the Red Belt

Culture & lore|

* Racer One
* Dunker
* "Fight Song"
* "The Old Gray Mare"
* Racer Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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