1979_Murray_State_Racers_football_team

1979 Murray State Racers football
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 ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Murray State Racers football team

American college football season

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.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Southeast Missouri State*		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	T 21–21
September 8	at Evansville*		Evansville, IN	W 24–14
September 15	Southeastern Louisiana*		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 11–19
September 22	Tennessee Tech		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 24–3
September 29	Morehead State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 31–7
October 6	at Tennessee–Martin*		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 24–0
October 13	at Middle Tennessee		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, 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 Stadium Murray, KY	W 24–7
November 3	Austin Peay	No. 4	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 24–10
November 17	at Western Kentucky	No. 2	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle for the Red Belt)	W 30–20
December 8	No. 4 Lehigh*	No. 2	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 9–28	10,000	^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

v t e	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

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