Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
0-6 , 0-2
Illinois State
4-2 , 1-1
Improving Racers Battle Redbirds But Fall at Home
10/11/2025 11:31:00 PM | Football
MSU scored a season-high 32 points against the No. 10 Redbirds
The Racers (0-6,) fell to 0-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference as they host South Dakota State next Saturday (Oct. 8) at 6 p.m.
In a season of improvement and hard knocks, the Racers may have experienced what the team can accomplish given their current track in the toughest FCS league in the country.
Scoring a season-high 32 points and racked up 471 yards of offense, while carrying the fight into the last part of the fourth quarter.
With 12:06 remaining in the first half, the Racers trailed 28-3 and were seemingly dead in the water.
However, MSU put together a 15-play 77-yard drive, capped by Jordan Washington's 6-yard TD run. After getting a defensive stop, the Racers went 80 yards in 13 plays that Jim Ogle finished with a 1-yard run to make it a 28-17 Redbirds lead.
ISU made a field goal on the final play of the first half and led the Racers 31-17 at the intermission.
Jewaun Northington scored on a 5-yard run with 3:16 remaining to get the Racers to within 10 points, but they never got closer.
GAME NOTES
- Today's captains for the Racers were (2) JK Carter (Sr., Aubrey, Texas), (0) Kobe Roberts (Sr., New Plymouth, Idaho) and (8) Dylan Rowsey (Jr., Rienzi, Miss.).
- Illinois State won the coin toss and deferred possession to the second half.
- Jordan Washington/s four-yard TD run was his second career TD for the Racers, after getting his first against Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 6) on a 21-yard run.
- Jack Tannehill's 41-yard field goal in the first quarter gave him his fifth field goal of the season in seven attempts.
- Tannehill booted four extra points today and is 14-of-14 this season.
- The Racers' 15-play drive in the second quarter that ended on a touchdown run by Jewaun Northington was MSU's largest drive in the number of plays attempted this season.
- The previous best was 11 plays three different times.
- The Racers' back to back touchdown scoring drives at the end of the first half marked the second time they've done this in the season, as MSU also had back-to-back scoring drives at Georgia State and in the opener at ETSU.
- Jim Ogle's two rushing touchdowns was the first for a Racer since Jewuan Northington did it last season against ISU.
- The Racers topped their season-high in total yards with 471 yards on 66 plays.
- MSU's previous best was 390 yards in the second game of the season against Southeastern Louisiana.
Team Stats
ILS 7, MUR 0
ILS - Sobkowicz,Daniel 2 yd run (Maldonado,Matt kick), 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:45
ILS 14, MUR 0
ILS - Lord,Dylan 4 yd pass from Rittenhouse,Tommy (Maldonado,Matt kick) 7 plays, 85 yards, TOP 03:10
ILS 14, MUR 3
MUR - Tannehill,Jack 41 yd field goal 8 plays, 56 yards, TOP 02:52
ILS 21, MUR 3
ILS - Dawson,Victor 12 yd run (Maldonado,Matt kick), 1 plays, 12 yards, TOP 00:06
ILS 28, MUR 3
ILS - Glatz,Seth 52 yd pass from Rittenhouse,Tommy (Maldonado,Matt kick) 2 plays, 51 yards, TOP 00:40
ILS 28, MUR 10
MUR - Washington,Jordan 6 yd run (Tannehill,Jack kick), 15 plays, 77 yards, TOP 06:24
ILS 28, MUR 17
MUR - Ogle,Jim 1 yd run (Tannehill,Jack kick), 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:57
ILS 31, MUR 17
ILS - Maldonado,Matt 37 yd field goal 4 plays, 55 yards, TOP 00:34
ILS 37, MUR 17
ILS - Charles,Javon 19 yd pass from Rittenhouse,Tommy () 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:14
ILS 37, MUR 24
MUR - Ogle,Jim 4 yd run (Tannehill,Jack kick), 9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 03:32
ILS 43, MUR 24
ILS - Sobkowicz,Daniel 24 yd pass from Rittenhouse,Tommy () 8 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:40
ILS 43, MUR 32
MUR - Northington,Jawaun 5 yd pass from Ogle,Jim (Cannon,Darius pass) 7 plays, 83 yards, TOP 03:16
ILS 46, MUR 32
ILS - Maldonado,Matt 26 yd field goal 19 plays, 88 yards, TOP 09:57
