FootballMURRAY Contact: John Brush • O: 270-809-7044 STATE • C: 270-293-0590 FOOTBALL • Email: [email protected] Murray State Media Relations, 217 Stewart Stadium, Murray, KY. 42071 • www.GoRacers.com 2014 Schedule Aug. 28 Murray State (1-0, 0-0 OVC) Union ____________________ W, 73-26 OVC Digital Network vs. Louisville (1-0, 0-0 ACC) September 6, 2014 • 6 p.m. • Papa John’s Stadium • Louisville, Ky. Sept. 6 @ Louisville __________________ 6 p.m. ESPN3 Gameday Central Stadium ____________________________________________Papa John’s Cardinal Sept. 20 Capacity ______________________________________________________ 55,000 @ Western Michigan ___________ 6 p.m. Surface __________________________________________________ Artificial Turf Post Time______________________________________________________ 6 p.m. Sept. 27 Television _____________________________________________________ ESPN3 Jacksonville State* ____________ 6 p.m. ________ Shawn Kenny (PxP), Darius Walker (Analyst), Lindsay Patterson (Sideline) OVC Digital Network Radio _________________________________________________Froggy 103.7 FM _______________________________Neal Bradley (PxP) and Josh McKeel (Analyst) Oct. 4 Internet ____________________________________________ www.GoRacers.com @ Tennessee Tech* ____________ 7 p.m. Series Record ___________________________________________UofL leads 12-6 OVC Digital Network Oct. 11 Southeast Missouri* ____ 3 p.m. Matchup at a Glance: OVC Digital Network Murray State vs. Louisville Murray, Ky._____________________ Location ___________________ Louisville, Ky. Oct. 18 1922 _________________________ Founded __________________________1798 @ Austin Peay* _______________ 6 p.m. 10,943 _______________________ Enrollment _______________________ 23,000 ESPN3 Ohio Valley ___________________Conference _________________________ ACC Roy Stewart ____________________ Stadium _____________ Papa John’s Cardinal Oct. 25 Allen Ward _________________ Athletics Director _________________Tom Jurich Kentucky Wesleyan____________ 3 p.m. 1924 ____________________ First Year of Football _____________________1912 OVC Digital Network 466-401-36 _________________ All-Time Record _________________ 479-441-17 Chris Hatcher _________________Head Coach_________________ Bobby Petrino Nov. 1 25-21 ______________________Record at School _______________________ 42-9 UT Martin* __________________ 1 p.m. 119-48 ______________________Career Record _______________________ 84-30 Nov. 8 6-6 _________________________ 2013 Record ________________________ 12-1 @ Eastern Illinois* ____________ 12 p.m. OVC Digital Network STORY LINES u Murray State hits the road for the first time this season as they travel across the Nov. 15 state to face Louisville. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium and @ Eastern Kentucky* _________ 12 p.m. can be seen live on ESPN3. OVC Digital Network u Saturday’s contest marks the second time in the Chris Hatcher era that the Nov. 22 Racers will travel to face Louisville. The two teams met in Hatcher’s second season Tennessee State* _____________ 1 p.m. (2011), with the Racers dropping a 21-9 decision. OVC Digital Network * - OVC contests u The contest marks the first of two-straight games against FBS opponents. The All times are Central Racers will have a bye next week before traveling to face Western Michigan on Sept. 20. u Defensive back Shawn Samuels-Connell and wide receiver Janawski Davis each returned a punt for a touchdown in the first half of the season opener. Media Relations Office: Roy Stewart Stadium 217 Stewart Stadium Murray, Ky. 42071 u Senior CJ Bennett had one of the most impressive debuts as a Racer O: 270-809-7044 F: 270-809-6814 quarterback as he threw for five touchdowns in his first career starts. Playing just over a half, Bennett threw for just 167 yards, but had five touchdowns on 22 John Brush ............................Assistant Dir./Football attempts. 270-809-7044 [email protected] 1 Media Information Sunday - 30 Monday - 1 Tuesday - 2 Wednesday - 3 Thursday - 4 Friday - 5 Saturday - 6 Off Day Practice Practice Practice Practice Depart for Off Day 11:30 a.m. 3:40 p.m. 3:40 p.m. 3:40 p.m. Louisville 2:30 p.m. No availability No availability Players and Coaches No availability available Crowne Plaza Airport Coach Hatcher 502-367-2251 Press Conference 12 p.m. 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 __________________________________________ 10,558 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. Bob 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 ______________________________ 465-401-36 (.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 __________________________________ 24-21 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 Louisville Louisville Quick Facts The Sports Network/Fathead.com The Cardinals enter the game with an overall Location _______________________Louisville, Ky. FCS Top 25 Poll record of 1-0 after an impressive 31-13 victory Enrollment __________________________ 23,000 (Sept. 1) over Miami Monday evening. Nickname _________________________