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1994 Murray State Racers football team

1994 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 16 Middle Tennessee ^ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Southeast Missouri State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Tennessee State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Murray State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Austin Peay 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by second-year head coach Houston Nutt, the Racers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Eastern Illinois*
W 31–155,320[1]
September 8No. 19 Western Kentucky*
L 13–398,161[2]
September 17at Southeast Missouri State
W 23–16[3]
September 24No. 22 Middle Tennessee
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
L 21–231,956[4]
October 1Tennessee–Martin
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 28–244,910[5]
October 8at Austin Peay
W 29–14[6]
October 15at No. 12 Eastern Kentucky
L 13–49[7]
October 29Tennessee Tech
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
L 21–3810,813[8]
November 5at Morehead State
W 45–6[9]
November 12Tennessee State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
L 21–245,138[10]
November 19at Western Illinois*
L 17–733,786[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Nutt, Racers get sweet reveenge; pound EIU". The Paducah Sun. September 2, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Western Kentucky piles up 609 yards in rumbling past Murray State 39–13". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McCann's TD burst breaks Indians". The Paducah Sun. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Middle Tennessee kicks Murray". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The right call; Murray's gamble pays off against Martin". The Paducah Sun. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Murray State downs fumbling Austin Peay". Messenger-Inquirer. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern Kentucky rolls". The Daily News-Journal. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Murray falls to Tenn. Tech". The State Journal. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Murray rolls 45–6, but Morehead's Ballard wins, too". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee State jars Murray with rally". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Western Illinois rips Murray State, 73–17". Northwest Herald. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1994 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2025.