2022 Murray State Racers football team

American college football season

2022 Murray State Racers football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–4 OVC)
Head coach|

* Dean Hood (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Ben Hodges (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Dillon Sanders (3rd season)
Home stadium| Roy Stewart Stadium

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
UT Martin \+  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Tennessee State |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Lindenwood *  |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Eastern Illinois |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Murray State |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Dean Hood and played their games at Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, Kentucky.

## Schedule

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

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September 3| 7:00 p.m.| at Texas Tech*|

* Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field
* Lubbock, TX

| ESPN+| L 10–63| 60,201
September 10| 6:00 p.m.| Jacksonville State*|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| ESPN+| L 3–34| 6,911
September 17| 1:00 p.m.| at Ball State*|

* Scheumann Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| ESPN+| L 0–31| 14,413
September 24| 4:00 p.m.| Eastern Illinois|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| ESPN+| L 21–35| 10,112
October 1| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana*|

* Strawberry Stadium
* Hammond, LA

| ESPN+| L 14–48| 5,127
October 8| 2:00 p.m.|  No. 18 UT Martin|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| ESPN+| L 16–45| 6,492
October 15| 3:00 p.m.| at No. 24 Austin Peay*|

* Fortera Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| ESPN+| L 17–52| 7,117
October 22| 1:00 p.m.| at Lindenwood|

* Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
* St. Charles, MO

| ESPN+| L 18–33| 3,851
October 29| 2:00 p.m.| Tennessee State|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| ESPN+| W 19–3| 15,122
November 12| 1:00 p.m.| Robert Morris*|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| ESPN3| W 27–9| 5,037
November 19| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State|

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

| ESPN+| L 22–52| 3,375

* *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

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### At Texas Tech

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See also: 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Murray State Racers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Racers | 3 | 7 | 0| 0| 10
Red Raiders | 14 | 28 | 14| 7| 63

at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field, Lubbock, Texas

* Date: September 3
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 60,201
* Referee: Dan Scanlan
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed and Taylor McHargue

Game information

First quarter

* TTU – Loic Fouonji 45-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Trey Wolff kick), 10:34. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:20.
* TTU – Tahj Brooks 14-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 7:28. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:07.
* MUR – Aaron Baum 31-yard field goal, 2:29. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:59.

Second quarter

* TTU – Jerand Bradley 30-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Trey Wolff kick), 14:35. Red Raiders 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
* MUR – Jacob Bell 54-yard pass from D. J. Williams (Aaron Baum kick), 13:29. Red Raiders 21–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06.
* TTU – Loic Fouonji 39-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Gino Garcia kick), 13:13. Red Raiders 28–10. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:16.
* TTU – Tahj Brooks 3-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 8:30. Red Raiders 35–10. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:01.
* TTU – Tahj Brooks 23-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 2:26. Red Raiders 42–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:59.

Third quarter

* TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 30-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Trey Wolff kick), 12:38. Red Raiders 49–10. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:12.
* TTU – Jerand Bradley 14-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Gino Garcia kick), 9:34. Red Raiders 56–10. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:59.

Fourth quarter

* TTU – Mason Tharp 21-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 13:40. Red Raiders 63–10. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:27.

Top passers

* MUR – D. J. Williams – 8/16, 207 yards, TD
* TTU – Donovan Smith – 14/16, 221 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

* MUR – Damonta Witherspoon – 13 rushes, 36 yards
* TTU – Tahj Brooks – 6 rushes, 50 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

* MUR – Jacob Bell – 2 receptions, 76 yards, TD
* TTU – Jerand Bradley – 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

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### Jacksonville State

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Gamecocks | 7  | 3  | 10  | 14 | 34
Racers  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3

See also: 2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

### At Ball State

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Murray State Racers (FCS) at Ball State Cardinals  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Racers | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• Cardinals | 7 | 7| 10| 7 | 31

* Date: September 17, 2022
* Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
* Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes
* Game attendance: 14,413
* Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Referee: Jeremy Valentine
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barbar (play-by-play), Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)

See also: 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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BALL –21.0 | 53
Statistics | Murray State | Ball State

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First downs | 9 | 26
Total yards | 155 | 476
Rushing yards | 87 | 249
Passing yards | 68 | 227
Turnovers | 3 | 1
Time of possession | 23:32 | 36:28
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Murray State  | Passing  | Isaac McNamee  | 7/22, 57 yards, 2 INT
Rushing  | Jawaun Northington  | 17 carries, 71 yards
Receiving  | DeQuan Dallas  | 2 receptions, 27 yards
Ball State  | Passing  | John Paddock | 27/44, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing  | Carson Steele | 25 carries, 141 yards, 1 TD
Receiving  | Jayshon Jackson  | 6 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD

### Eastern Illinois

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Panthers | 14  | 10  | 0  | 11 | 35
Racers  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 21

See also: 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

### At No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana

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See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Murray State Racers at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

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Racers | 0 | 7 | 7| 0| 14
No. 21 Lions | 7 | 10 | 3| 28| 48

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

* Date: October 1
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 5,127
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV: ESPN3

### No. 18 UT Martin

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No. 18 Skyhawks | 0  | 14  | 7  | 24 | 45
Racers  | 0  | 9  | 7  | 0 | 16

See also: 2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

### At No. 24 Austin Peay

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Racers  | 3  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 17
No. 24 Governors | 21  | 14  | 10  | 7 | 52

See also: 2022 Austin Peay Governors football team

### At Lindenwood

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Racers | 12  | 3  | 3  | 0 | 18
Lions | 0  | 17  | 7  | 9 | 33

See also: 2022 Lindenwood Lions football team

### Tennessee State

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Tigers  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
Racers | 0  | 6  | 6  | 7 | 19

See also: 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

### Robert Morris

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Colonials  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 0 | 9
Racers | 7  | 0  | 0  | 20 | 27

See also: 2022 Robert Morris Colonials football team

### At No. 17 Southeast Missouri State

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Racers  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 7 | 22
No. 17 Redhawks | 21  | 10  | 14  | 7 | 52

See also: 2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

## References

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1. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Murray State University. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

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