The 2018 Murray State Racers football team represented

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...

in the

2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champio ...

. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mitch Stewart and played their home games at

Roy Stewart Stadium Roy Stewart Stadium is a 16,800-seat multi-purpose stadium in Murray, Kentucky. It opened in 1973 and is home to the Murray State University Racers football, rifle and women's track and field teams. Before Racers football left the Ohio Valley C ...

. They were members of the

Ohio Valley Conference The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Cha ...

. They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason

OVC media poll

On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Racers predicted to finish in seventh place. On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Racers predicted to finish in eighth place.

Preseason All-OVC team

The Colonels had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team. Defense Kenney Wooten – DL Specialists Gabriel Vicente – K

Schedule

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Game summaries

Southern Illinois

At Central Arkansas

At Kentucky

UT Martin

At Eastern Illinois

Tennessee State

At Eastern Kentucky

Jacksonville State

At Tennessee Tech

Southeast Missouri State

At Austin Peay

Players drafted into the NFL

References

Murray State Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...

Murray State Racers football seasons

Murray State Racers football The Murray State Racers football team represents Murray State University in the sport of American football. The Racers competes in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I and ...

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