Murray State University Athletics
Racers Head to Eastern Kentucky For Final Road Game of Season
11/13/2008 6:00:00 AM | Football
Murray State at Eastern Kentucky
Nov. 15 - 12 p.m.
Richmond, Ky. - Roy Kidd Stadium
Series Record EKU leads 38-25-4
Murray State cannot win the OVC championship this season, but can play a major role in who does. Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee State, the next two opponents on the Racers schedule, are tied with UT Martin for first place in the league standings. The Racer defense is coming off it's best performances in recent history as it limited to Southeast Missouri to just four yards rushing and 192 total yards. The majority of the yardage came late in the game as the Redhawks had just 69 yards of offense heading into the fourth quarter. Junior defensive end Austen Lane has become a fixture in the opponent's backfield as he has registered 6.5 sacks over the last three games. He collected 3.5 against SEMO and raised his season total to 10.0. He ranks fourth in the FCS in sacks and needs only one more sack to break the MSU single-season record.
EKU is currently in a three-way tie for first place and will take on UT Martin to end the season next week.
The offense is ledy reigning OVC Player of the Year Allan Holland who has thrown for 1,790 yards and six touchdowns. He has also rushed for 128 yards and three scores.
The ground attack is by C.J. Walker who rushed for 398 yards and four scores on 100 carries.
Tight end Stephen Sizemore, a converted quarterback, leads the receivers with 45 catches for 342 yards and a pair of TDs.
Receiver Shannon Davis, the defensing 100m and 200m OVC champion, has 32 catches for 459 yards and two scores.
Zach Denton leads the defense with four interceptions, while Brandon Gathof has three.
Defensive end Chris Coy has a team-high 3.5 sacks this season after leading the OVC with eight last season.
Tyjuan Jones leads the team with 77 tackles.
The Racers were able to pull within eight points when Jeff Ehrhardt tossed a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns.
Ehrhardt finished the game by going 23-for-44 for 344 yards and a career-best five touchdowns.
Charlie Jordan led the Racer ground attack with 75 yards on 20 carries.
Marcus Harris caught six passes 82 yards and DeAngelo Nelson hauled in six passes for 78 yards. Both players had a TD catch.
Will Werner led the defense with seven tackles, while Tamar Butler added five tackles and two sacks.
The Colonels did their damage on the ground as they rushed for 350 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively, EKU recorded nine sacks and four turnovers (three interceptions).
