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1993 Murray State Racers football team

1993 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 22 Tennessee Tech 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Murray State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tennessee State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Morehead State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southeast Missouri State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Austin Peay 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by first-year head coach Houston Nutt, the Racers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Eastern Illinois*
L 17–34[1]
September 11at No. 1 Marshall*
L 3–2921,208[2]
September 18Southeast Missouri State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 17–14[3]
September 25at No. 4 Middle Tennessee
L 3–4511,500[4]
October 2at Tennessee–Martin
W 28–21 OT[5]
October 9Austin Peay
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 38–148,381[6]
October 16Eastern Kentucky
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
L 13–21[7]
October 30at Tennessee Tech
L 16–31[8]
November 6Morehead State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 39–0[9]
November 13at Tennessee State
L 13–26[10]
November 20at No. 20 Western Kentucky*
L 14–444,552[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Thorne, High lead Panthers to victory". Daily Republican-Register. September 3, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Murray fails to hit home runs, so Marshall prevails 29–3". The Courier-Journal. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Murray St. holds on". The Park City Daily News. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Murray's better, but Middle still romps 45–3". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Murray State edges UT–Martin in OT, 28–21". The Jackson Sun. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "APSU loses 4th straight". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern rallies past Murray, 21–13". The Park City Daily News. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eagles school Racers". The Paducah Sun. October 31, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Murray passes tests in final home game". The Paducah Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Williams' TD passes doom Murray 26–13". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hilltoppers rout Murray; playoffs announced today". The Park City Daily News. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1993 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2025.