The 2019 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 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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

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. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Stewart was reassigned to a new position within the athletic department following the season, he finished with a record of 19–37.

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2018 season 5–6, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Racers were picked to finish in seventh place.

Preseason All-OVC team

The Racers had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team. Special teams Gabriel Vicente – K Steve Dawson – P Malik Honeycutt – RS

Schedule

Game summaries

Pikeville

Week 2: at #3 Georgia

At Toledo

Morehead State

At UT Martin

Eastern Illinois

At Tennessee State

Eastern Kentucky

At Jacksonville State

Tennessee Tech

Austin Peay

At Southeast Missouri State

References

Murray State Murray State Racers football seasons

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