Murray State

1-3

MVFC · Roy Stewart Stadium · 16,800 · 8,396 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Southern Illinois · our model 23% Murray State · a number, not a pick

LastL 0–59 at Oklahoma State · Sat Sep 19 · Cedric Henderson 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 5 tackles

Nextvs Southern Illinois · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET · Roy Stewart Stadium · series 0-6, lost the last 6

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

Murray State · 2026 schedule & results1-3
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#254#249-4.5Eastern IllinoisL 14–280-10-0
1Sep 5#254#133+22.5@Middle TennesseeL 14–38 970-20-0
2Sep 12#253#251-14ValparaisoW 27–181-20-0
3Sep 19#255#234+56.5@Oklahoma StateL 0–59 1191-30-0
4Sep 26#260#153Southern Illinois
5Oct 3#261#113@North Dakota
7Oct 17South Dakota
8Oct 24@South Dakota State
9Oct 31@Illinois State
10Nov 7Youngstown State
11Nov 14@Indiana State
12Nov 21Northern Iowa
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 19@Oklahoma StateL 0–59160124:52-0.19828.3%79.5%Season-low EPA/play
Sep 12ValparaisoW 27–18+0.18441.7%124.2%Season-high EPA/play
Sep 5@Middle TennesseeL 14–38290123:17+0.13644.0%118.8%Best success rate
Aug 27Eastern IllinoisL 14–28+0.05138.8%121.9%
Season average (4 games)2251.0+0.04338.2%111.1%

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · vs Southern Illinois · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Murray State is the Racers in their worst season ever — 1-11 in 2025, testing whether the program can climb out of the historic hole under new head coach Jody Wright.

Standard GapA program with a football tradition that has been completely…

The fanbase knows Murray State has hit rock bottom. The only direction now is up — every win in 2026 will feel like a triumph because the bar is so low.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-3

Game feel50rock fightscombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 8 in the MVFC
Heart rate0-0some dramain one-score games (0 of 4)6th most one-score games of 8 in the MVFC
Margin-22.0outgunnedavg scoring margin8th best margin of 8 in the MVFC
Tempo48average paceoffensive plays / game1st fastest of 1 in the MVFC
Big plays1.11grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)8th most explosive of 9 in the MVFC
Home crowd8,396avg attendance7th biggest crowds of 9 in the MVFC

✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among MVFC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Murray State has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 2-8
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Southern Illinois · at home

Outcome band · Murray State · 2026

Murray State's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Murray State is the Racers in their worst season ever — 1-11 in 2025, testing whether the program can climb out of the historic hole under new head coach Jody Wright.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Racers.”
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