2023 Murray State Racers football team

American college football season

2023 Murray State Racers football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Dean Hood (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ben Hodges (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dillon Sanders (4th season)
Home stadium	Roy Stewart Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 4 South Dakota ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 3 North Dakota State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
No. 19 Youngstown State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 16 North Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northern Iowa	5	–	3	6	–	5
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Missouri State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Murray State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Indiana State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of June 13, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the team's first season in the MVFC.^[1] The Racers were led by fourth-year head coach Dean Hood and played home games at Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, Kentucky.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	W 41–10	6,953
September 7	6:30 p.m.	at Louisville*	L&N Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	L 0–56	45,273
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	L 14–35	16,605
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	W 30–28	13,213
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 7–38	7,907
October 14	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Southern Illinois	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 6–27	15,868
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 24–28	11,386
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 6–38	13,876
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 North Dakota	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 31–45	6,217
November 11	11:00 a.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 7–44	5,623
November 18	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Youngstown State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 17–34	5,957
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Murray State Football To Join Missouri Valley Football Conference July of 2023" (Press release). Missouri Valley Football Conference. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^ "2023 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ "2023 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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Venues	Roy Stewart Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1949 Tangerine Bowl Western Kentucky: Battle for the Red Belt
Culture & lore	Racer One Dunker "Fight Song" "The Old Gray Mare" Racer Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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