Racers Fall In First MVFC Road Game at South Dakota

Saturday, October 7

Vermillion, S.D.

2 p.m.

Murray State

2-3 , 1-1

South Dakota

4-1 , 2-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Murray St.

South Dakota

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

10/7/2023 2:01:00 PM | Football

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In their first meeting, the Racers met South Dakota State in The DakotaDome

The Murray State Racers took to the road for the first time in conference play Saturday in a 38-7 loss to the South Dakota Coyotes at DakotaDome in Vermillion.

The Racers (2-3) are 1-1 in Missouri Valley Football Conference as they host the Southern Illinois Salukis Saturday for homecoming at Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, Kentucky.

MSU trailed 14-0 when DJ Williams hit Q'Daryius Jennings on a 56-yard scoring pass to make it a 14-7 game with 10:02 before half. The Racers trailed 21-7 at the halftime intermission.

The Racers were driving to make a one-score game late in the third quarter when Williams connected with Jawaun Northington on a pass play that was a certain touchdown. However, Northington was stopped by a pair of Coyote defenders that caused a fumble that USD recovered in the end zone. The Coyotes drove into the fourth quarter and took a 24-7 lead with a field goal with 13:48 remaining.

Game Notes

Jacob Frye (C) Sr., Murfreesboro, Tenn. and Delonte Jones (OLB) Sr., Harvey, Ill., took the coin toss as captains for the Racers.
The Racers' appearance in The DakotaDome was just their third game in a domed stadium in program history.
When the 2001 schedule was altered because of 9/11, the Racers played Minnesota at the Metro Dome in Minneapolis (10-27-11) in a 66-10 loss to the Gophers.
The last time MSU played indoors was in 2010 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta (10-08-11) in a 48-24 win over Georgia State.
Orion Phillips booted his seventh punt of more than 50 yards today. He now has seven this season.
DJ Williams' run of consecutive passing attempts without an interception ended at 140 with an interception at 5:36 of the fourth quarter. It's the best streak for the Racers since Shuler Bentley went 202 passes between the 2017-18 seasons.
South Dakota is set to visit Murray on Oct. 5, 2024.
Cade Shupperd led the Racer defense with 11 total tackles, while Justus Johnson added nine.
With a big homecoming week planned, the Murray State football program is inviting all alumni to stop by Stewart Stadium Friday between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.