1978 Murray State Racers football team
American college football season
| 1978 Murray State Racers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–5 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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| No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Gottfried, the Racers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the OVC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Southeast Missouri State* |
| L 21–24 | [1] | |
| September 9 | Evansville* |
| W 23–9 | [2] | |
| September 23 | at Tennessee Tech | L 14–24 | 14,500 | [3] | |
| September 30 | at Morehead State | L 32–49 | 6,000 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| W 21–7 | [5] | |
| October 14 | Middle Tennessee |
| W 33–7 | 6,000 | [6] |
| October 21 | East Tennessee State |
| W 34–21 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at No. T–9 Eastern Kentucky | L 21–24 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | at Austin Peay | L 17–23 | 8,000 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at No. 7 Eastern Illinois* | L 14–35 | 6,500 | [10] | |
| November 18 | No. 4 Western Kentucky |
| L 6–14 | 9,500 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "SEMO beats Murray first time since '29". The Paducah Sun. September 3, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UE bows, 23–9". Evansville Press & Courier. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Favored Golden Eagles tumble Racers 24–14". The Tennessean. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Simms dirests Morehead byy Murray State 49–32". The Paducah Sun. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dickens leads Murray St. over UT–Martin Pacers". The Jackson Sun. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU toppled by Murray 33–7". The Tennessean. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray is victor". The Kentucky Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU downs Murray St". The State Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Craig Woods rallies Governors to 23–17 victory over Racers". The Paducah Sun. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray loses". The State Journal. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OVC crown to Western". The Tennessean. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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