Murray State
1-9 , 0-7
(15) Missouri State
8-2 , 6-0
Racers Fall in High Scoring Affair
11/9/2024 5:35:00 PM | Football
Murray State dropped its senior day matchup 59-31 to Missouri State
London got the scoring started with his sixth career field goal of 50+ yards with 6:31 in the first quarter. Jayden Johannsen and Kade Neely connected for the Racers first touchdown of the day on a three-yard pass with 4:07 in the second quarter.
Jawaun Northington and Caden Jumper found the end zone through a jump pass from the Racers running back to the tight end to keep Murray State close in the third quarter.Â
Johannsen threw for 249 yards on 21-34 through the air while Northington led the Racers on the ground with 86 yards on just four rush attempts.
Game Notes
- James London made three field goals, including makes from 50 and 52
- London now has seven career field goals of 50+ yards
- Davon Martin picked up an interception in the matchup
- Jawaun Northington averaged 21.5 yards per attempt on the ground
- Jayden Johannsen has both a passing and rushing touchdown
- The Racers offense generated 401 yards of total offense
- Amari Wansley led the defense with seven tackles
- Tyson Meiguez and Dennard Flowers had 0.5 sacks apiece
- Dareon Goodrum picked up a solo sack in the contest
- The game length of four hours and three minutes was the Racers' longest game of the season
- The Racers lead the all-time series with the Bears 8-5, but Missouri State has won the last four since Murray State's last win in 2013.
- In 2024, the Racers drew just shy of 50,000 in six home games (8,332 avg) with the largest being the 15,991 that watched the Racers and Illinois State Redbirds on Homecoming Day on Oct. 19
- 2024 marks the third-straight season in which the Racers have averaged north of 8,300 per game
- Prior to the last three seasons, the Racers had not attained the average of 8,300 mark since 1998 when they averaged 9,170Â
- The 2024 season marks the 19th time MSU has played six home games, as they will also play six at home in 2025
- MSU has surpassed the 2M mark (2,000,046) and now has a 100-year home record of 313-182-18 (.627)
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Team Stats
MOS 0, MUR 3
MUR - London,James 50 yd field goal 10 plays, 31 yards, TOP 04:41
MOS 7, MUR 3
MOS - Robinson,Jmariyae 44 yd pass from Clark,Jacob (Obeid,Yousef kick) 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:33
MOS 7, MUR 6
MUR - London,James 43 yd field goal 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 01:42
MOS 14, MUR 6
MOS - Becks,Jayden 13 yd run (Obeid,Yousef kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:42
MOS 21, MUR 6
MOS - Wright,Jacardia 32 yd pass from Clark,Jacob (Obeid,Yousef kick) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:39
MOS 21, MUR 14
MUR - Neely,Kade 3 yd pass from Johannsen,Jayden (O'Hara,Thomas rush) 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:09
MOS 28, MUR 14
MOS - Luke,Dash 31 yd pass from Clark,Jacob (Obeid,Yousef kick) 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 03:34
MOS 28, MUR 17
MUR - London,James 52 yd field goal 4 plays, 44 yards, TOP 00:22
MOS 28, MUR 24
MUR - Johannsen,Jayden 6 yd run (London,James kick), 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP 01:54
MOS 35, MUR 24
MOS - Becks,Jayden 59 yd run (Obeid,Yousef kick), 3 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:01
MOS 35, MUR 31
MUR - Jumper,Caden 1 yd pass from Northington,Jawaun (London,James kick) 7 plays, 64 yards, TOP 02:36
MOS 42, MUR 31
MOS - Becks,Jayden 95 yd kickoff return (Obeid,Yousef kick)
MOS 49, MUR 31
MOS - Wright,Jacardia 60 yd pass from Clark,Jacob (Obeid,Yousef kick) 4 plays, 99 yards, TOP 01:38
MOS 56, MUR 31
MOS - Wright,Jacardia 13 yd run (Obeid,Yousef kick), 7 plays, 94 yards, TOP 04:26
MOS 59, MUR 31
MOS - Obeid,Yousef 45 yd field goal 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:02
