# 2019 Murray State Racers football team

The 2019 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 4–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Stewart was reassigned to a new position within the athletic department following the season, he finished with a record of 19–37.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Racers were picked to finish in seventh place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
| 4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
| 6 | UT Martin | 58 |
| 7 | Murray State | 55 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |

### Preseason All-OVC team

The Racers had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Pikeville* | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | W 59–20 | 6,829 |
| September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 3 (FBS) Georgia* | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | ESPN2 | L 17–63 | 92,746 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Toledo* | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | L 0–45 | 25,361 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Morehead State* | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | W 59–7 | 11,921 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ | L 7–40 | 4,612 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 4,205 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | Hale StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN+ | W 31–17 | 5.324 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 9,029 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Jacksonville State | JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | L 12–14 | 10,786 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | L 7–17 | 5,302 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Austin Peay | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN3 | L 7–42 | |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | L 24–31 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Pikeville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Racers | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |

### Week 2: at #3 Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Murray State | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| #3 Georgia | 7 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
* Date: September 7, 2019
* Game time: 4:00 pm
* Game attendance: 92,746
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Rocky Boiman, Anthony Becht and Beth Mowins
* Recap, Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
UGA –D'Andre Swift 3-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 13:37. #3 Georgia 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:23.
MURR – Daquon Green 60-yard pass from Preston Rice (Gabriel Vincente kick), 6:36. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:26.
Second quarter
UGA – Brian Herrien 2-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 14:24. #3 Georgia 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:38.
UGA – J.R. Reed 14-yard fumble return (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 13:51. #3 Georgia 21–7.
UGA – D'Andre Swift 10-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 9:07. #3 Georgia 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 2:18.
UGA – George Pickens 15-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 6:11. #3 Georgia 35–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:46.
UGA – Zamir White 6-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 2:11. #3 Georgia 42–7. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:34.
Third quarter
MURR – Nigel Walton 35-yard interception return (Gabriel Vincente kick), 9:33. #3 Georgia 42–14.
UGA – Demetris Robertson 15-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 5:22. #3 Georgia 49–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
MURR – Gabriel Vincente 26-yard field goal, 1:18. #3 Georgia 49–17. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:04.
Fourth quarter
UGA – Dominick Blaylock 25-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 10:49. #3 Georgia 56–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.
UGA – Stetson Bennett 1-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 7:42. #3 Georgia 63–17. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:27.
Top passers
MURR – Preston Rice – 20/25, 216 yards, TD
UGA – Jake Fromm – 10/11, 166 yards, TD
Top rushers
MURR – Rodney Castille – 5 rushes, 8 yards
UGA – Zamir White – 8 rushes, 72 yards, TD
Top receivers
MURR – Daquon Green – 5 receptions, 101 yards, TD
UGA – George Pickens – 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD :

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rockets | 3 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 45 |

### Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Racers | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |

### At UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Skyhawks | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 |

### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Racers | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 |

### At Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| Racers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### At Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| No. 25 Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Governors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Racers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 13 Redhawks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |