FootballMURRAY Contact: Parker Griffith • O:STATE (270) 809-3351 • C: (662) FOOTBALL341-0979 • Email: [email protected] Murray State Media Relations, 217 Stewart Stadium, Murray, KY. 42071 • www.GoRacers.com 2014 Schedule Aug. 28 Murray State (1-2, 0-0 OVC) Union _____________________W 73-26 OVC Digital Network vs. Jacksonville State (2-1, 0-0 OVC) September 27, 2014 • 6 p.m. • Stewart Stadium • Murray, Ky. Sept. 6 @ #25 Louisville _____________ L 66-21 ESPN3 Gameday Central Stadium _____________________________________________________The Track Sept. 20 Capacity ______________________________________________________ 16,800 @ Western Michigan __________ L 14-45 Surface __________________________________________________ Artificial Turf ESPN3 Post Time______________________________________________________ 7 p.m. Video Stream ___________________________________ OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sept. 27 Radio _________________________________________________Froggy 103.7 FM Jacksonville State* ____________ 6 p.m. _______________________________Neal Bradley (PxP) and Josh McKeel (Analyst) OVC Digital Network Live Stats ________________________________________________GoRacers.com Series Record _________________________________________ 2-9 (H: 1-4; A: 1-5) Oct. 4 Last Meeting ____________________________ W 35-34 OT (at JSU; Sept. 28, 2013) @ Tennessee Tech* ____________ 7 p.m. OVC Digital Network Matchup at a Glance: Oct. 11 Southeast Missouri* ____ 3 p.m. Murray State vs. Jacksonville State OVC Digital Network Murray, Ky._____________________ Location ________________Jacksonville, Ala.. 1922 _________________________ Founded __________________________1883 Oct. 18 10,943 _______________________ Enrollment ________________________ 9,504 @ Austin Peay* _______________ 6 p.m. Ohio Valley ___________________Conference ___________________ Ohio Valley ESPN3 Roy Stewart ____________________ Stadium ______________Burgess-Snow Field Allen Ward _________________ Athletics Director ______________Warren Koegel Oct. 25 1924 ____________________ First Year of Football _____________________1903 Kentucky Wesleyan____________ 3 p.m. 466-403-36 _________________ All-Time Record _________________ 500-341-40 OVC Digital Network Chris Hatcher _________________Head Coach____________________John Grass 25-23 ______________________Record at School ________________________ 2-1 Nov. 1 UT Martin* __________________ 1 p.m. 119-50 ______________________Career Record _________________________ 2-1 1-2 _________________________ 2013 Record _________________________ 2-1 Nov. 8 @ Eastern Illinois* ____________ 12 p.m. STORY LINES OVC Digital Network u After two games against FBS opponents on the road with a bye week in between, the Racers return home to The Track for their first game against a FCS Nov. 15 opponent this season. @ Eastern Kentucky* _________ 12 p.m. OVC Digital Network u The Racers picked up just their second win of the series against JSU last season in a 35-35 OT thriller at Burgess Snow Field. After the Gamecocks scored seven in Nov. 22 the opening OT period, the Racers went for broke after their TD and successfully Tennessee State* _____________ 1 p.m. completed a 2-point conversion for the win. Not only was it the just the second OVC Digital Network win in the series for MSU, it was the first-ever in Jacksonville * - OVC contests All times are Central u Quarteback KD Humphries notched the first start of his collegiate career last Saturday at Western Michigan. He finished the game at 16-for-31 for 185 yards with no interceptions and log of 34. Media Relations Office: Roy Stewart Stadium u For the second-consecutive game, Travis Taylor led the Racer defense in career 217 Stewart Stadium Murray, Ky. 42071 fashion by setting a new personal best of 15 total tackles at WMU. His 15 tackles O: 270-809-7044 F: 270-809-6814 against the Broncos, beat out his previous career best of 12 set in Week 2 at Louisville. Parker Griffith ............... Media Relations Assistant (270) 809-3351 [email protected] 1 Media Information Sunday - 21 Monday - 22 Tuesday - 23 Wednesday -24 Thursday - 25 Friday - 26 Saturday - 27 Off Day Off Day Practice Practice Practice Practice vs. #9 Jacksonville St. 3:40 p.m. 4:10 p.m. 3:40 p.m. 3:3 p.m. 6 p.m. Coach Hatcher Press Conference Coach Hatcher Players and Coaches Coach Hatcher No availability 12 p.m. available available available Murray State Quick Facts Daily Media Availability Name of School ________________________ Murray State University Monday: Chris Hatcher and select players will be available at the Location _________________________________________Murray, Ky. media luncheon at 12 p.m. at the Racer Room inside Stewart Stadium. Founded ______________________________________________1922 Enrollment __________________________________________ 10,943 Tuesday: Head Coach Chris Hatcher and assistant coaches will be Nickname ___________________________________________ Racers available at the conclusion of practice. Colors ________________________________________Navy and Gold Conference ______________________________________ Ohio Valley Wednesday: Head Coach Chris Hatcher, assistant coaches and President __________________________________ Dr. Robet O. Davies players will be available at the conclusion of practice. Director of Athletics ________________________________Allen Ward Athletics Website _______________________________ GoRacers.com Thursday: Head Coach Chris Hatcher available to the media. Football Information Friday and Sunday: No Availability. Offensive Formation ___________________________________ Spread Defensive Formation _____________________________________ 3-4 Saturday: Post-game availability only. Members of the MSU 2013 Overall Record ______________________________________ 6-6 Athletics Media Relations staff will escort media representatives to the 2013 Conference Record/Standing _____________________ 4-4/t-5th appropriate areas following the conclusion of the game. The Murray Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 7/6 State locker room, home and away, is closed to the media at all times. Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 6/9 Head Coach Chris Hatcher and selected Racer players will be brought First Varsity Season ______________________________________1924 to the designated interview area. At home games, that area is the Seasons/Winning Seasons _______________________________ 87/47 Racer Room, located in Stewart Stadium (first floor). Overall Record ______________________________ 465-402-36 (.535) OVC Record __________________________________ 216-227-9 (.488) At the midway point of the fourth quarter, interview requests will be OVC Titles ________________________________________________8 collected. ___________________ 2002, 1996, 1995, 1986, 1979, 1951, 1950, 1948 NCAA Playoff Appearances __________________________________5 For games in Murray, the opposing head coach will meet with the __________________________________ 2002, 1996, 1995, 1986, 1979 media inside the opponent interview room. A representative from the MSU Media Relations Office will be on hand to assist the media in Stadium Information finding this area. Interviews with the head coach and players from the Stadium Name ___________________________ Roy Stewart Stadium visiting team will be based on the post-game policy of that institution. Field ______________________________________________ Field Turf Capacity ____________________________________________ 16,800 Practice Procedures First Year ______________________________________________1973 Covering Practice: Practices are generally open to the media and First Game _________________ Sept. 15, 1973 (MSU 27, Western Carolina 25) public. Head coach Chris Hatcher reserves the right to close practice Largest Crowd ___________________ 16,600 Oct. 31, 1981 (EKU 24, MSU 20) at any time. Record at Stadium __________________________________ 142-72-2 Note: Player or coach interviews must not conflict with classes, Murray State Coaches and Staff meetings, training room treatments or other team obligations. Head Coach _________________________ Chris Hatcher (5th season) Overall Record at MSU __________________________________ 25-23 Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line _______________Shawn Bostick Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks _______________ Mitch Stewart Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers _______________ Dennis Therrell Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator _____________ Russ Callaway Defensive Line _________________________________Santos Carrillo Corners ______________________________________Carlos Alvarado Safeties ________________________________________ John Therrell OVC COACHES TELECONFERENCE Defensive Quality Control/Outside Linebackers ________ Gary George During the regular season a weekly teleconference featuring the Offensive Quality Control __________________________ CJ Wimberly league’s nine head coaches will be held every Tuesday morning Dir. of Football Operations _________________________ Steve Adams at 10 a.m. Central Time. The first teleconference will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 27. For information on how to access the call, please contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Office (615-371-1698 or [email protected]). 2 General Notes Scouting Jacksonville State Jakcsonville State Quick Facts The Sports Network/Fathead.com The Gamecocks enter the weekend with an Location ____________________Jacksonville, Ala. FCS Top 25 Poll overall record of 2-1 after a 45-34 victory at Enrollment ___________________________ 9,504 (Sept. 22) home