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GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE vs. MURRAY STATE | Sat., Sept. 16, 2017 | 2:04 p.m. (CDT) | Springfield, Mo. | Robert W. Plaster Stadium (17,500) | Bears Football Radio Network | KOZL-TV/ESPN3 MISSOURIF O O T B STATE A L L Eric Doennig, MSU Athletics Communications (Primary Football Contact) | O: (417) 836-4586 | C: (417) 827-5327 | [email protected] | MissouriStateBears.com | @MoStateFootball | MissouriStBears 2017 MSU SCHEDULE GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time TV/Result Date ...............................Saturday, Sept. 16 Kickoff ............................. 2:04 p.m. (CDT) Sept. 2 at Missouri 11:00 a.m. L, 43-72 Site .................................... Springfield, Mo. Sept. 9 at (11) North Dakota 4:00 p.m. L, 0-34 Stadium ...........Robert W. Plaster Stadium Sept. 16 Murray State 2:00 p.m. KOZL-TV Capacity ....................................... 17,500 Surface .... Sporturf Powerhouse 3C 52H Sept. 23 Illinois State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 MISSOURI STATE (0-2) Radio ................................ KTXR 101.3 FM MURRAY STATE (1-1) Sept. 30 at North Dakota State* 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 BEARS ............... Bears Football Radio Network RACERS ....................... (Art Hains, Dennis Heim) Oct. 14 at Western Illinois* 3:00 p.m. ESPN3 Conference ................................MVFC Conference .................................. OVC TV ................................... KOZL-TV/ESPN3 Oct. 21 South Dakota State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 Head Coach ....................Dave Steckel Head Coach ................... Mitch Stewart Alma Mater ................Kutztown (1982) ............................(Dan Lucy, Don West) Alma Mater ....... Valdosta State (2005) Oct. 28 Indiana State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 Career Record ............. 5-19 (3rd year) Live Stats ............ MissouriStateBears.com Career Record ............. 8-16 (3rd year) Nov. 4 at Southern Illinois* 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Record at MSU ........................... same Twitter .......................... @MoStateFootball Record at MSU ........................... same Nov. 11 UNI* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 Nov. 18 at Youngstown State* 11:00 a.m. ESPN3 FIRST AND TEN The Missouri State Bears return to the friendly confines of Robert W. Plaster Stadium Saturday (Sept. 16) after *Missouri Valley Football Conference game; all times Central noon to open the home portion of their schedule with a 2 p.m. contest against the Murray State Racers Radio broadcasts of all MSU games carried live on KTXR FM 101.3 in Springfield and the Bears Football Radio Network throughout the state MSU will be opening its 76th season at Plaster Stadium with an all-time record of 210-165-12 (.558) at the facility; of Missouri the Bears are also 66-35-4 (.648) in home openers and have gone 25-8-2 in such contests as a Division I program The Bears have drawn three of the top nine home crowds in program history and an overall average of 10,599 fans HEAD TO HEAD per home contest since completing the renovation to Plaster Stadium prior to the 2014 campaign; MSU has ranked among the top 30 FCS programs in average home attendance each of the last three seasons MSU Category MUR The Bears and Racers have met on 10 previous occasions, with Murray State claiming all but two contests in the 21.5 Scoring Offense 40.0 series; MSU claimed a 28-22 victory last September in Murray to stop a three-game skid vs. the Racers 109.0 Rushing Offense 143.5 Senior receiver Malik Earl saw his string of eight straight games with at least one reception come to an at North 242.5 Pass Offense 223.0 Dakota; the co-captain had recorded at least one catch in 29 of his previous 31 games prior to Saturday's contest 136.79 Pass Efficiency 145.85 Sophomore transfer Peyton Huslig has passed for 485 yards in the Bears' first two games of the season, which represents a program record for a quarterback over the first two starts of his MSU career; Huslig completed 24-of-35 351.5 Total Offense 366.5 passes for 353 yards—the seventh-best single-game total in school history—in his debut at Mizzou (Sept. 2) 31 First Downs 43 Huslig ranks fourth among all MVFC players in both passing yards per game (242.5) and total offense per outing 53.0 Scoring Defense 24.0 (226.5.0), while Earl ranks fourth in receiving yards (81.5) 273.5 Rushing Defense 115.0 Senior return specialist Deion Holliman inched closer to the top spot on MSU's career kickoff return yardage 397.0 Pass Defense 207.5 list last weekend, becoming just the third MVFC player to top the 2,000-yard mark; he enters Saturday's game 172 yards shy of Tony Gilbert's 28-year-old MSU mark of 2,219 career return yards 208.30 Pass Defense Efficiency 138.12 Holliman climbed to No. 10 on MSU's all-time all-purpose yardage chart Saturday and needs just 144 additional 670.5 Total Defense 322.5 yards to become just the eighth Bear to accumulate 3,000 career all- purpose yards -1 Turnover Margin +1 MSU is 6-of-8 on third-down tries in the first quarter this season, but just 19.0 Kickoff Returns 11.4 4-of-18 (.222) over the last three periods; the Bears are allowing an aver- SERIES INFORMATION 1.5 Punt Returns 9.7 age of 17.0 points per outing in the second half, but have been out-scored by a 59-14 margin in the second and third quarters this season MSU vs. Murray State .......................2-8 39.3 Net Punting 33.9 Home .............................................1-2 31:02 Time of Possession 30:23 Road ..............................................1-6 BEARS PRIMED TO OPEN HOME SLATE AGAINST RACERS Neutral ...........................................0-0 7.0 Tackles for Loss 13.0 The Missouri State Bears kick off their 76th season at Robert W. Plaster Current Streak ......................... Won 1 3-18 Sacks-Yards 5-22 Stadium Saturday (Sept. 16) afternoon when they welcome the Murray Previous Meetings 7-47 Sacks Allowed-Yards 4-28 State Racers to town on Family Day. The contest will mark the Racers’ first 9/25/42........at Murray, Ky. ............L, 6-24 trip to Springfield since 2012, as MSU begins its five-game home schedule with 10/23/82......at Murray, Ky. ..........L, 17-21 its only visiting non-conference foe on the 2017 slate. 10/8/83........at Murray, Ky. ............L, 7-19 Team Leaders 10/6/84........at Murray, Ky. ..........L, 20-33 10/26/85......Plaster Field............L, 21-36 MSU MUR The Racers, from the Ohio Valley Conference, are coming off a 41-13 home loss to No. 15 Central Arkansas last week after opening the season with a 67-7 9/19/09........Plaster Field.......... W, 35-10 Rushing (ypg) Rushing (ypg) throttling of Kentucky Wesleyan. Murray State leads the all-time series, 8-2, 10/9/10........at Murray, Ky. ..........L, 59-72 Calan Crowder ..................93.5 D.J. Penick ........................ 72.0 9/15/12........Plaster Field............L, 23-28 Jason Randall ...................17.0 Nick Collins ........................ 35.5 including three of the last five matchups, dating back to 2009. Third-year head coach Mitch Stewart has 53 lettermen back from a 4-7 team, but freshman D.J. 9/14/13........at Murray, Ky. ..........L, 38-41 9/10/16........at Murray, Ky. ........ W, 28-22 Passing (ypg) Passing (ypg) Penick has stolen the show so far this season. The running back is averaging Peyton Huslig ..................242.5 Schuler Bentley ............... 197.0 5.1 yards per carry through two games with a team-high 28 carries. Dave Steckel vs. Murray State .........1-0 Receiving (ypg) Receiving (ypg) MSU vs. OVC .................................67-50 Malik Earl ..........................81.5 Jordon Gandy .................... 82.0 The Bears and third-year head coach Dave Steckel are seeking their first vs. Austin Peay ..............................2-0 Erik Furmanek ...................75.5 Demetrious Johnson .......... 51.5 win of the season after playing back-to-back road games in early September. vs. Eastern Kentucky .....................1-1 Tackles (total) Tackles (total) MSU is averaging 351.5 yards of total offense per game in the early going vs. Eastern Illinois ........................5-13 Titus Wall .............................14 Marico Paige ......................... 13 with sophomore signal caller Peyton Huslig accounting for 485 passing vs. Jacksonville State ....................5-0 Kam Carter ...........................12 Sean Rodriguez .....................11 yards and a 62.1 percent completion rate in his first two appearances for MSU. vs. Murray State ............................2-8 vs. SEMO ..................................46-28 Sacks (total) Sacks (total) Senior Calan Crowder leads the Bears’ rushing attack, collecting 93.5 yards vs. Tennessee-Martin ....................6-0 Three tied with ....................1.0 Kenney Wooten ................... 3.0 per game and 8.9 yards per carry on 21 carries the campaign. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE vs. MURRAY STATE | Sat., Sept. 16, 2017 | 2:04 p.m. (CDT) | Springfield, Mo. | Robert W. Plaster Stadium (17,500) | Bears Football Radio Network | KOZL-TV/ESPN3 MISSOURI STATE QUICK FACTS BEARS STRONG IN NON-CON Founded ............................................................................................1905 Missouri State's match-up with Murray State represents its lone non-conference home game of the 2017 season. Location ............................................................................ Springfield, Mo. MSU has enjoyed a history of success in non-conference play at home since joining the Division I ranks in 1982, going Address .....................................................................901 S. National Ave. 55-20