1986 Murray State Racers football team

1986 Murray State Racers football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4–1 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Southeast Missouri State*
W 42–17[1]
September 13Southern Illinois*No. 20
L 0–318,500[2]
September 27Western Kentucky*
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY (rivalry)
T 10–108,875[3]
October 4at UCF*
L 25–3813,086[4]
October 11Eastern Kentucky
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 17–157,116[5]
October 16at Akron
L 13–24[6]
October 25Tennessee Tech
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 23–167,281[7]
November 1at Morehead State
W 45–11[8]
November 8Youngstown State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 17–142,582[9]
November 15Middle Tennessee
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 21–72,688[10]
November 22at Austin Peay
W 24–14[11]
November 29at No. 3 Eastern Illinois*No. T–18
L 21–284,500[12]

References

  1. ^ "Murray benefits from Bird's reunion". The Paducah Sun. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SIU soars in routing Racers, 31–0". Southern Illinoisan. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western ties Murray State". The Tennessean. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UCF makes believer of Murray State, 38–25". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Murray's fuse burns enough to beat EKU". The Paducah Sun. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Akron rallies to bounce Murray State team 24–13". The Marion Star. October 17, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Interception and TD run spark Murray State win". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Freshman quarterback leaads Murray past Morehead 45–11". Messenger-Inquirer. November 2, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Phantom field goal figures in Murray's 17–14 victory". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Murray close to OVC crown". The Paducah Sun. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "4th-quarter outburst downs Govs". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 23, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Payton, E. Illinois vanquish Murray St". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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