Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Southeastern Louisiana
Racers Travel to Louisiana for Non-Conference Clash
10/1/2022 3:15:00 PM | Football
Ranked Southeastern Louisiana hosts the Racers Saturday
Date (Time): Oct. 1 (6 p.m.)
Opponent: Southeastern Louisiana
Site (Venue): Hammond, La. (Strawberry Stadium)
Audio: Froggy 103.7 FM (PxP: Neal Bradley; Analyst: Josh McKeel)
TV: ESPN3 (PxP: Chase Gispert; Analyst: Lucas Hill; Sideline: Taylor Nettle)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersFootball
MUR Record (Streak): 0-4 (Lost 4)
SELA Record (Streak): 2-2 (Won 2)
All-Time Series vs. SELA (Streak): SELA leads 1-0 (Lost 1)
All-Time Series in Hammond (Streak): ---
First Meeting: W 19-11 (9/15/79 at MUR)
Last Meeting: W 19-11 (9/15/79 at MUR)
Largest MSU Win: ---
Largest MSU Loss: W 19-11 (9/15/79 at MUR) [8 Points]
Last Five vs. SELA: 0-1 (L)
The Game
The Murray State football team will step away from both Ohio Valley Conference play and Roy Stewart Stadium Saturday when it takes on 21st-ranked Southeastern Louisiana at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond.
The Series At A Glance
Saturday will be just the second all-time meeting between the Racers and the Lions and the first in over four decades. Southeastern won the only other meeting between the two teams Sept. 15, 1979 in Murray, 19-11.
Scouting The Lions
After starting the season 0-2 with a pair of FBS losses, Southeastern Louisiana has now won two in a row including an upset of then No. 4 Incarnate Word, Saturday, 41-35.
The Lions currently average 31.8 points per game on 394.3 total yards of offense, while allowing 26.8 points per game on 394.3.0 total yards. The Lion offense leans toward the pass, with an average of 228.0 yards per game in the air, compared to 166.3 per game on the ground.
Cephus Johnson III currently averages 118.0 yards per game for SLU at quarterback with three touchdowns, while one of his prime targets has been CJ Turner who averages 29.5 yards per catch with three touchdowns.
Defensively, Jack Henderson has 22 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, one interception and one forced fumble.
A Win Saturday Would...
A win Saturday would put an end to a season-opening four-game skid by the Racer and would go down as the 499th win in Racer football history.
Fall Down In The Bayou
Saturday should be a picture-perfect in Hammond with a high during the day of 84°F that will fall during game time to an overnight low of 57°F. The is just a four-percent chance of rain Saturday evening with winds relatively low out of the northwest at 4-7 mph.
A Quick Study
In his first football game since 2019 and his first collegiate start, redshirt sophomore quarterback made an immediate impact Saturday, taking just 10 plays to score his first touchdown.
Gains
The Racers put up a season-high 407 yards against Eastern Illinois Saturday, marking the seventh time in the 22-game tenure of head coach Dean Hood that the MSU offense has put up 400 or more yards of offense.
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