1979 Murray State Racers football team
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1979 Murray State Racers football
OVC champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 9�28 vs. Lehigh
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record 9�2�1 (6�0 OVC)
Head coach
Mike Gottfried (2nd season)
Home stadium Roy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
? 19781980 ?
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
vte Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 � 0 � 0 9 � 2
� 1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 � 1 � 0 11 �
2 � 0
Morehead State 3 � 2 � 1 5 � 4 �
1
Western Kentucky 3 � 3 � 0 5 � 5 �
0
Austin Peay 2 � 4 � 0 7 � 4 � 0
Middle Tennessee 1 � 5 � 0 1 � 9 �
0
Tennessee Tech 0 � 5 � 1 1 � 8 �
2
$ � Conference champion
^ � NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
The 1979 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University
during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach
Mike Gottfried, the Racers compiled an overall record of 9�2�1 with a mark of 6�0
on conference play, winning the OVC title. Murray State advanced to the NCAA
Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Lehigh in the
semifinals.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source
September 1 at Southeast Missouri State*
Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO
T 21�21
September 8 at Evansville* Evansville, IN W 24�14
September 15 Southeastern Louisiana*
Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY
L 11�19
September 22 Tennessee Tech
Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY
W 24�3
September 29 Morehead State
Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY
W 31�7
October 6 at Tennessee�Martin*
Graham StadiumMartin, TN
W 24�0
October 13 at Middle Tennessee
Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN
W 29�8
October 20 at Indianapolis* No. 10 Indianapolis, IN W 21�7
October 27 No. 1 Eastern Kentucky No. 8
Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY
W 24�7
November 3 Austin Peay No. 4
Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY
W 24�10
November 17 at Western Kentucky No. 2
L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY (Battle for the Red Belt)
W 30�20
December 8 No. 4 Lehigh* No. 2
Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 9�28 10,000 [1]
*Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[2]
References
Pollitte, Dennis (December 9, 1979). "Murray's Trip to Florida Canceled". The
Paducah Sun. Paducah, Ky. p. 49 � via Newspapers.com.
"1979 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics.
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