Murray State
1-2MVFC · Roy Stewart Stadium · 16,800 · 8,396 avg in 2026
LastW 27–18 vs Valparaiso · Sat Sep 12 · Mykel Allen 31 rush yds, 1 TD, 18 rec yds
Nextat Oklahoma State · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Boone Pickens Stadium · first meeting on record · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #254 | #249 | -4.5✗ | Eastern Illinois | L 14–28 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #254 | #133 | +22.5✗ | @Middle Tennessee | L 14–38 97 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #253 | #251 | -14✗ | Valparaiso | W 27–18 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #256 | #234 | @Oklahoma State | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #256 | #152 | Southern Illinois | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @North Dakota | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | South Dakota | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @South Dakota State | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Illinois State | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Youngstown State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Indiana State | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Northern Iowa |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | Valparaiso | W 27–18 | — | — | — | +0.241 | 41.7% | 124.2% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | @Middle Tennessee | L 14–38 | 290 | 1 | 23:17 | +0.136 | 44.0% | 118.8% | Best success rate |
| Aug 27 | Eastern Illinois | L 14–28 | — | — | — | +0.051 | 38.8% | 121.9% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Season average (3 games) | 290 | 1.0 | +0.143 | 41.5% | 121.7% | ||||
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.
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.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 1-11 · last season
✓ measured from 12 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 won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Oklahoma State · away
Outcome band · Murray State · 2026
Outcome band · Murray State · 2026Murray State's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
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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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.
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