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1979 Murray State Racers football
OVC champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 9–28 vs. Lehigh
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–2–1 (6–0 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorFrank Beamer (1st season)
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Morehead State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 2 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Tennessee Tech 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Gottfried, the Racers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 6–0 on conference play, winning the OVC title. Murray State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Lehigh in the semifinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Southeast Missouri State*T 21–21
September 8at Evansville*W 24–144,150
September 15Southeastern Louisiana*L 11–19
September 22Tennessee Tech
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 24–3
September 29Morehead State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 31–7
October 6at Tennessee–Martin*W 24–08,000
October 13at Middle TennesseeW 29–8
October 20at Indiana Central*No. 10W 21–7
October 27No. 1 Eastern KentuckyNo. 8
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 24–716,000
November 3Austin PeayNo. 4
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 24–10
November 17at Western KentuckyNo. 2W 30–20
December 8No. 4 Lehigh*No. 2L 9–2810,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Murray opens season with tie against SEMO". The Paducah Sun. September 2, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Murray State rally overcomes Aces, 24–14". Evansville Courier and Press. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southeastern survives". Daily World. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hudspeth uses jet-blast in MSU win". The Paducah Sun. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Morehead–Murray". The Park City Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UT–Martin falls to Murray State". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Murray State crushes Middle Tennessee 29–8". The Tennessean. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Central subdued by Murray, 21–7". The Indianapolis Star. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Murray blocks out No. 1 Eastern 24–7". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Murray stops APSU; Clinches title share". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Murray's got itself an OVC title". Messenger-Inquirer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Pollitte, Dennis (December 9, 1979). "Murray's Trip to Florida Canceled". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Ky. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1979 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics.
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