2024 Murray State Racers football team

2024 Murray State Racers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record1–11 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Adam Ross (1st season)
  • Jimmy Ogle (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRyan Smith (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     14 – 2  
No. 3 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 4 South Dakota +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Missouri State *   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Illinois State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Indiana State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
North Dakota   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Iowa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Murray State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Racers were led by first-year head coach Jody Wright and played home games at Roy Stewart Stadium located in Murray, Kentucky.

Preseason

MVFC poll

The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024. The Racers were predicted to finish last out of 11 teams in the conference.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmat No. 11 (FBS) Missouri*
SEC Network/ESPN+L 0–5162,621
September 76:00 pmButler*
ESPN+L 17–197,213
September 146:00 pmMississippi Valley State*
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+W 59–89,088
September 281:00 pmat No. 9 North Dakota
ESPN+L 35–7210,828
October 52:00 pmNo. 4 South Dakota
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+L 0–596,437
October 1212:00 p.m.at Indiana State
ESPN+L 27–313,056
October 192:00 pmNo. 21 Illinois State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+L 32–4015,991
October 261:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+L 6–596,133
November 22:00 pmat No. 3 South Dakota State
ESPN+L 6–5216,376
November 91:00 pmMissouri State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
ESPN+L 31–595,127
November 1612:30 pmat Kentucky*
SECN+/ESPN+L 6–4848,370
November 2312:00 pmat Southern Illinois
ESPN+L 0–625,310

[2][3]

Game summaries

at No. 11 (FBS) Missouri

See also: 2024 Missouri Tigers football team
Game One – Murray State Racers (0–0) at No. 11 (FBS) Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Racers 0 0 000
No. 11 (FBS) Tigers 28 7 10651

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
  • Game time: 7 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 85 degrees, 7 mph south wind
  • Game attendance: 62,621
  • TV announcers (SECN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:42) MIZZ: Luther Burden III 16 yard pass from Brady Cook (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:15; Missouri 7-0)
  • (9:48) MIZZ: Nate Noel 9 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:12; Missouri 14-0)
  • (9:41) MIZZ: Toriano Pride Jr. 25 yard interception return (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:08; Missouri 21-0)
  • (3:38) MIZZ: Marcus Carroll 1 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:03; Missouri 28-0)
Second quarter
  • (0:01) MIZZ: Brady Cook 3 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 3:02; Missouri 35-0)
Third quarter
  • (8:50) MIZZ: Blake Craig 39 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:21; Missouri 38-0)
  • (7:09) MIZZ: Jamal Roberts 2 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:49; Missouri 45-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:34) MIZZ: Blake Craig 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:06; Missouri 48-0)
  • (1:57) MIZZ: Blake Craig 27 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:32; Missouri 51-0)
Statistics MURR MIZZ
First downs 5 30
Total yards 85 489
Rushing yards 58 189
Passing yards 27 300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7-15-1 29-41-0
Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Murray State Passing Jayden Johannsen 7-13, 27 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Jawaun Northington 7 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Josh Crabtree 2 reception, 14 yards
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 19-30, 218 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Nate Noel 11 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Mookie Cooper 1 reception, 49 yards

No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team
Game Six – No. 4 South Dakota Coyotes (3–1) vs Murray State Racers (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Coyotes 21 3 211459
Racers 0 0 000

at Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6.437
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SDAK MURR
First downs 26 10
Total yards 582 213
Rushing yards 361 90
Passing yards 221 123
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-22-1 13-21-2
Time of possession 36:20 23:40
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 16-22, 221 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Travis Theis 14 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Quaron Adams 3 receptions, 83 yards
Murray State Passing Jayden Johannsen 7-13, 84 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jawaun Northington 11 carries, 46 yards
Receiving JK Carter 3 receptions, 54 yards

No. 1 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team
Game Eight – No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (7–1) vs Murray State Racers (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 21 21 10759
Racers 0 3 036

at Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,133
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:55) NDSU – CharMar Brown 7-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:05; North Dakota State 7–0)
  • (5:05) NDSU – Bryce Lance 74-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:11; North Dakota State 14–0)
  • (4:14) NDSU – Enock Sibomana 34-yard interception, Griffin Crosa kick (North Dakota State 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:47) NDSU – CharMar Brown 3-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:21; North Dakota State 28–0)
  • (8:32) MURR – James London 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:15; North Dakota State 28–3)
  • (6:58) NDSU – Bryce Lance 17-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:34; North Dakota State 35–3)
  • (0:53) NDSU – Bryce Lance 6-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:08; North Dakota State 42–3)
Third quarter
  • (13:16) NDSU – CharMar Brown 1-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:38; North Dakota State 49–3)
  • (10:09) NDSU – Eli Ozick 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:27; North Dakota State 52–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:58) MURR – James London 47-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:13; North Dakota State 52–6)
  • (1:11) NDSU – John Gores 9-yard pass from Nathan Hayes, Eli Ozick kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:47; North Dakota State 59–6)
Statistics NDSU MURR
First downs 23 19
Total yards 459 308
Rushing yards 190 116
Passing yards 269 192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–20–0 18–33–3
Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Nathan Hayes 9/15, 141 yards, 2 TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 13 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 4 receptions, 108 yards, 3 TD
Murray State Passing Jayden Johannsen 13/22, 139 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Q'Darryius Jennings 7 carries, 36 yards
Receiving J'Kalon Carter 4 receptions, 70 yards

at Southern Illinois

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
Game Twelve – Murray State Racers (1–10) at Southern Illinois Salukis (3–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Racers 0 0 000
Salukis 13 28 14762

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, Illinois

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,310
  • Referee: Tyler Downs
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • SIU – Paul Geelen 47-yard field goal, 7:33. Salukis 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:26.
  • SIU – Paul Geelen 39-yard field goal, 4:52. Salukis 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 0:55.
  • SIU – Bradley Clark 35-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 1:30. Salukis 13–0. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:08.

Second quarter

  • SIU – Keontez Lewis 4-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 10:05. Salukis 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:35.
  • SIU – Nah'shawn Hezekiah 19-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 8:02. Salukis 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:19.
  • SIU – Nah'shawn Hezekiah 35-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 1:25. Salukis 34–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:32.
  • SIU – Keontez Lewis 65-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 0:42. Salukis 41–0. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:09.

Third quarter

  • SIU – Bradley Clark 23-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 7:56. Salukis 48–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:44.
  • SIU – Jay Jones 1-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 3:11. Salukis 55–0. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:48.

Fourth quarter

  • SIU – Jeremiah Baxter 5-yard run (Paul Geelen kick), 8:41. Salukis 62–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:31.
Statistics MURR SIU
First downs 9 25
Total yards 185 529
Rushing yards 75 246
Passing yards 110 283
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 25:58 34:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Murray State Passing Jayden Johannsen 7/11, 80 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kywon Morgan 6 carries, 32 yards
Receiving J. K. Carter 4 receptions, 62 yards
Southern Illinois Passing Michael Lindauer 20/33, 283 yards, 7 TD
Rushing Allen Middleton 15 carries, 124 yards
Receiving Keontez Lewis 5 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD

References

  1. ^ "Valley Football 2024 Preseason Team and Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. July 22, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Murray State Racers Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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