NCAA Football

Murray State Racers (2-9)


Sat. 9/2 Thu. 9/7 Sat. 9/16 Sat. 9/30 Sat. 10/7
vs. Presby
TBA
@ Lou
TBA
@ MiddTn
TBA
vs. InSt
TBA
@ SouDak
TBA

Hess runs SEMO past Murray St, 52-22, share OVC title

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) Geno Hess ran for 317 yards and four touchdowns and Southeast Missouri State clinched a share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship Saturday by walloping Murray State, 52-22.

The Redhawks (9-2) finished the regular season with a 5-0 record in conference, tied with UT Martin, which knocked off Eastern Illinois, 34-31 in its season finale. The conference's automatic berth into the FCS playoffs will be decided by a coin flip Saturday night.

Hess broke the Southeast Missouri State and OVC records for most rushing yards in a single game

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Leaders
Passing Yards: J. Stinson1375
Passing TDs: J. Stinson8
Rushing Yards: D. Witherspoon580
Rushing TDs: L. Maue4
Receiving Yards: T. Shields460
Receiving TDs: T. Shields5
Interceptions: None 
Schedule 2023
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/2 vs. Presbyterian TBA
9/7 at Louisville TBA
9/16 at Middle Tennessee TBA
9/30 vs. Indiana State TBA
10/7 at South Dakota TBA
10/14 vs. Southern Illinois TBA
10/21 at Missouri State TBA
10/28 at North Dakota State TBA
11/4 vs. North Dakota TBA
11/11 at Illinois State TBA
11/18 vs. Youngstown State TBA
Missouri Valley
  Conference Overall
1 South Dakota State 8-0 14-1
2 North Dakota State 7-1 12-3
20 North Dakota 5-3 7-5
Youngstown State 5-3 7-4
Northern Iowa 5-3 6-5
Southern Illinois 4-4 5-6
Illinois State 4-4 6-5
Missouri State 3-5 5-6
South Dakota 2-6 3-8
Indiana State 1-7 2-9
Western Illinois 0-8 0-11
Offense (FCS Rank)
Yards: 3336 (96)
Passing Yards: 1830 (96)
Rushing Yards: 1506 (73)
Points per game: 15.2 (110)
Yards per game: 303.3 (99)
Touchdowns: 21 (105)
Field Goals: 8 (84)
Defense (FCS Rank)
Yards: 5129 (108)
Passing Yards: 2699 (84)
Rushing Yards: 2430 (110)
Points per game: 36.8 (104)
Yards per game: 466.3 (112)
Touchdowns: 48 (99)
Field Goals: 14 (101)