2024 Murray State Racers football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Murray State Racers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Short Conf:	MVFC
Record:	1–11
Conf Record:	0–8
Hc Year:	1st
Cooff Coach1:	Adam Ross
Cooc1 Year:	1st
Cooff Coach2:	Jimmy Ogle
Cooc2 Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Ryan Smith
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	3–4
Stadium:	Roy Stewart Stadium

The 2024 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Racers were led by first-year head coach Jody Wright and played home games at Roy Stewart Stadium located in Murray, Kentucky.

Preseason

MVFC poll

The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024. The Racers were predicted to finish eleventh (last) in the conference.^[1]

MVFC media poll
1	South Dakota State	482 (42)
2	North Dakota State	437 (1)
3	South Dakota	371
4	Southern Illinois	293
5	North Dakota	276
6	Illinois State	264
7	Youngtown State	255
8	Northern Iowa	227
9	Missouri State	164 (1)
10	Indiana State	68
11	Murray State	67

Schedule

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Game summaries

at No. 11 (FBS) Missouri

See also: 2024 Missouri Tigers football team.

Statistics	MURR	MIZZ
First downs	5	30
Total yards	85	489
Rushing yards	58	189
Passing yards	27	300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	7-15-1	29-41-0
Time of possession	26:46	33:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing	Jayden Johannsen	7-13, 27 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Jawaun Northington	7 carries, 25 yards
Receiving	Josh Crabtree	2 reception, 14 yards
Missouri	Passing		19-30, 218 yards, 1 TD
Rushing		11 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Mookie Cooper	1 reception, 49 yards

Butler

See also: 2024 Butler Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	BUT	MURR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2024 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

Statistics	MVSU	MURR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi Valley State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 9 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.

Statistics	MURR	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

Statistics	SDAK	MURR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Indiana State

See also: 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

Statistics	MURR	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 21 Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team.

Statistics	ILST	MURR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 1 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team.

Statistics	NDSU	MURR
First downs	23	19
Total yards	459	308
Rushing yards	190	116
Passing yards	269	192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–20–0	18–33–3
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Nathan Hayes	9/15, 141 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	CharMar Brown	13 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Bryce Lance	4 receptions, 108 yards, 3 TD
Murray State	Passing	Jayden Johannsen	13/22, 139 yards, 3 INT
Rushing	Q'Darryius Jennings	7 carries, 36 yards
Receiving	J'Kalon Carter	4 receptions, 70 yards

at No. 3 South Dakota State

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

Statistics	MURR	SDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team.

Statistics	MOST	MURR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Kentucky (FBS)

See also: 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team.

Statistics	MURR	UK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Southern Illinois

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.

Statistics	MURR	SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: Missouri Valley Football Conference . Valley Football 2024 Preseason Team and Poll . July 22, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Murray State Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . 7 April 2024.
3. Web site: Murray State Racers Schedule 2024 . ESPN . 7 April 2024.