2020 Murray State Racers football team

The 2020 Murray State Racers football team will represent Murray State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Dean Hood in his first season as the program's 19th head coach. The Racers will play their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They will compete as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2020 Murray State Racers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Dean Hood (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ben Hodges (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dillon Sanders (1st season)
Home stadium	Roy Stewart Stadium (Capacity: 16,800)

2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Jacksonville State			–						3	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–							–
Murray State			–							–
Tennessee State			–							–
Tennessee Tech			–							–
UT Martin			–							–
Southeast Missouri State			–						0	–	1
Austin Peay			–						0	–	3
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. After the season, head coach Mitch Stewart was reassigned to a new position within the athletic department after compiling a record of 19–37 over five seasons.[1] On December 13, 2019, Dean Hood was named as the team's new head coach.[2]

Schedule

Murray State had games scheduled against Louisville and Tarleton State, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 21	2:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+
February 28	2:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+
March 14	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+
March 21	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+
March 28	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+
April 3	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+
April 11	2:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. Wells, Adam (November 23, 2019). "Stewart removed as head football coach at Murray State". WPSD Local 6. WPSD. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
2. Fischer, Bryan (December 13, 2019). "Kentucky assistant Dean Hood named head coach at FCS Murray State". College Football Talk. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
3. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
4. "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
5. "2020 Murray State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.