1979 Murray State Racers football team
| 1979 Murray State Racers football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 9–28 vs. Lehigh | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–2–1 (6–0 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Frank Beamer (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Southeast Missouri State* | T 21–21 | [1] | |||
| September 8 | at Evansville* | W 24–14 | 4,150 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | Southeastern Louisiana* | L 11–19 | [3] | |||
| September 22 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 24–3 | [4] | ||
| September 29 | Morehead State |
| W 31–7 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | at Tennessee–Martin* | W 24–0 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
| October 13 | at Middle Tennessee | W 29–8 | [7] | |||
| October 20 | at Indiana Central* | No. 10 |
| W 21–7 | [8] | |
| October 27 | No. 1 Eastern Kentucky | No. 8 |
| W 24–7 | 16,000 | [9] |
| November 3 | Austin Peay | No. 4 |
| W 24–10 | [10] | |
| November 17 | at Western Kentucky | No. 2 | W 30–20 | [11] | ||
| December 8 | No. 4 Lehigh* | No. 2 |
| L 9–28 | 10,000 | [12] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Murray opens season with tie against SEMO". The Paducah Sun. September 2, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray State rally overcomes Aces, 24–14". Evansville Courier and Press. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeastern survives". Daily World. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hudspeth uses jet-blast in MSU win". The Paducah Sun. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead–Murray". The Park City Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT–Martin falls to Murray State". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray State crushes Middle Tennessee 29–8". The Tennessean. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Central subdued by Murray, 21–7". The Indianapolis Star. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray blocks out No. 1 Eastern 24–7". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray stops APSU; Clinches title share". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray's got itself an OVC title". Messenger-Inquirer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pollitte, Dennis (December 9, 1979). "Murray's Trip to Florida Canceled". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Ky. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics.
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