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1981 Murray State Racers football team

1981 Murray State Racers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Murray State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Youngstown State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Tech 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Akron 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Racers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–3 on conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Southeast Missouri State*
W 37–23[1]
September 12vs. Florida A&M*
W 14–1132,600[2]
September 19at Youngstown State
W 13–9[3]
September 26Tennessee TechNo. 2
W 15–10[4]
October 3Morehead StateNo. 2
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 20–79,500[5]
October 10at Tennessee–Martin*No. 1
W 10–79,000[6]
October 17at No. 7 Middle TennesseeNo. 1
L 9–146,000[7]
October 24at AkronNo. 4
L 19–20[8]
October 31No. 1 Eastern KentuckyNo. T–10
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
L 20–2416,600[9]
November 7Austin Peay
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 34–297,800[10]
November 21at Western Kentucky
W 38–68,500[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Murray offense shines as SEMO tumbles". The Paducah Sun. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Murray escapes with 14–11 win". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Murray St. 13, Youngstown St. 9". Evansville Courier and Press. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Murray rallies, nips Tech 15–10". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Murray's bounces weren't all bad as Morehead falls". The Paducah Sun. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bad footing; Pacers fall to Racers on field-goal failures". The Jackson Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "MTSU upsets Murray". The Tennessean. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Akron stuns Murray State". The Jackson Sun. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eastern sees through Stewart ghost". The Paducah Sun. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Murray zooms...sputters...then wins". The Paducah Sun. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gibbs leads Murray past Western 38–6". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1981 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics.
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