2016 Murray State Racers football team

The 2016 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 4–7, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

2016 Murray State Racers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Mitch Stewart (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Boone
Home stadium	Roy Stewart Stadium

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^		7	–	0					10	–	2
UT Martin		6	–	2					7	–	5
Tennessee Tech		5	–	3					5	–	6
Tennessee State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Illinois		4	–	4					6	–	5
Murray State		4	–	4					4	–	7
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	8
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 pm	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 3–52	48,644
September 10	6:00 pm	Missouri State*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	L 22–28	5,063
September 17	6:00 pm	at Southern Illinois*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 17–50	11,150
September 24	6:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN3	L 16–17	10,014
October 1	4:00 pm	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Battle of the Border)	OVCDN	W 45–17	4,717
October 15	6:00 pm	Tennessee–Martin	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	L 31–38	3,938
October 22	1:00 pm	at No. 15 Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	OVCDN	W 40–38	7,907
October 29	3:00 pm	No. 25 Tennessee State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 38–31	8,605
November 5	12:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 41–28	4,200
November 12	1:00 pm	No. 2 Jacksonville State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	L 15–33	3,220
November 19	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 19–55	4,120
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	3	0	0	3
Fighting Illini	14	21	7	10	52

See also: 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	14	0	7	28
Racers	3	10	6	3	22

See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

At Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	10	0	0	7	17
Salukis	24	14	6	6	50

See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	7	0	3	7	17
Racers	7	0	6	3	16

See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	3	21	7	14	45
Governors	3	7	7	0	17

See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

Tennessee–Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	20	7	0	11	38
Racers	7	14	0	10	31

See also: 2016 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football team

At Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	3	13	6	18	40
#15 Panthers	21	0	3	14	38

See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Tigers	3	17	0	11	31
Racers	14	3	14	7	38

See also: 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	7	21	13	41
Colonels	8	10	2	8	28

See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Gamecocks	0	7	6	20	33
Racers	0	3	0	12	15

See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	6	0	13	19
Golden Eagles	13	21	7	14	55

See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team