1986 Murray State Racers football team
American college football season
| 1986 Murray State Racers football | |
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OVC co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 21–28 at Eastern Illinois | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–4–1 (6–1 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
Seasons ← 1985 1987 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Murray State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Racers compiled an overall record of 7–4–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and sharing the OVC title with Eastern Kentucky. Murray State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where the Racers lost to Eastern Illinois in the first round.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Southeast Missouri State* | W 42–17 | [1] | |||
| September 13 | Southern Illinois* | No. 20 | L 0–31 | 8,500 | [2] | |
| September 27 | Western Kentucky* |
| T 10–10 | 8,875 | [3] | |
| October 4 | at UCF* | L 25–38 | 13,086 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 17–15 | 7,116 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at Akron | L 13–24 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 23–16 | 7,281 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at Morehead State | W 45–11 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | Youngstown State |
| W 17–14 | 2,582 | [9] | |
| November 15 | Middle Tennessee |
| W 21–7 | 2,688 | [10] | |
| November 22 | at Austin Peay | W 24–14 | [11] | |||
| November 29 | at No. 3 Eastern Illinois* | No. T–18 |
| L 21–28 | 4,500 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "Murray benefits from Bird's reunion". The Paducah Sun. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SIU soars in routing Racers, 31–0". Southern Illinoisan. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western ties Murray State". The Tennessean. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCF makes believer of Murray State, 38–25". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray's fuse burns enough to beat EKU". The Paducah Sun. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron rallies to bounce Murray State team 24–13". The Marion Star. October 17, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Interception and TD run spark Murray State win". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshman quarterback leaads Murray past Morehead 45–11". Messenger-Inquirer. November 2, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Phantom field goal figures in Murray's 17–14 victory". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray close to OVC crown". The Paducah Sun. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "4th-quarter outburst downs Govs". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 23, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Payton, E. Illinois vanquish Murray St". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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