That’s a Winner! Racers Claim Victory At Indiana State

Saturday, November 22

Terre Haute, Ind.

12 p.m.

Murray State

1-11 , 1-7

Indiana State

3-9 , 1-7

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Murray St.

Indiana St.

Photo by: Sam Rhodes-Murray State Athletics

That’s a Winner! Racers Claim Victory At Indiana State

11/22/2025 4:41:00 PM | Football

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The Racers scored a win on the final game of the 2025 season

The Murray State Racers won for the first time in the 2025 season when they went on the road and defeated the Indiana State Sycamores 31-17 at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute on Saturday.

The Racers (1-11) won for the first time this season in the Missouri Valley avoided a winless season by snapping a losing streak of 25 road games, getting their first win since the final game of the 2021 season at Eastern Illinois. MSU hadn't won in any case since beating Mississippi Valley at home early in the 2024 season and that 20-game skid is also over.

Led by a career-high 232 yards rushing by Jawaun Northington, the seventh-best rushing game in MSU history, saw him put the Racers on the board for good when he scored 14 yards for a 14-17 MSU lead with 10:35 in the second quarter. A field goal from Jacob Tannehill from 28-yards with three seconds on the clock sent the Racers to a 17-7 lead at the halftime intermission.

The Racers scored twice in the second half, on a 6-yard TD run by Jordan Washington in the third quarter and put the game away with 2:58 left on a 6-yard TD pass from Baxter Wright to JK Carter.

GAME NOTES

MSU ends a losing streak of 25 road games overall with a first win since a home game against Eastern Illinois (11-20-21).
MSU ends a losing streak of 20 games overall and first since defeating Mississippi Valley at home (9-14-24).
The win gives MSU its second MVFC victory and snaps a losing streak of 21 league games, a streak that began after MSU won it's MVFC opener over Indiana State at home in 2023 (9-30-23).
Jawaun Northington becomes the 20^th Racer to rush for 200 yards in a single game and the first since Mike Harris ran for 206 against Eastern Kentucky in Murray in 2011.
Northington's game is the fifth-best rushing game in 101 seasons of MSU Football behind only Steve Chaney (310yds H APSU) in 2005, Derrick Cullors (266yds H WIU) in 1995 and Cullors (252yds H SEMO) in 1995 and Mike Harris (242yds H TTU) in 2010.
Northington's game was the best rushing game for MSU since DJ Penick ran for 180yds at home against Eastern Illinois in 2018.
Northington finishes 2025 with 796 yards, the best for a Racer since 2021 when Domonta Witherspoon ran for 916 yards.
Northington finishes his career at MSU with 40 games played with 1,983 yards rushing (4.6ypc), 15 touchdowns.
Northington led the Racers in rishing in the last three seasons.
MSU's Baxter Wright threw for 253 yards (22-of-30) with one touchdown.
Darius Cannon caught nine passes for 110yds and was targeted 13 times by Baxter.
Cannon finished 2025 with 77 catches, the most for a Racer since Paul Rice had 79 in 2015.
Cannon's 737 yards in receiving is the most for a MSU player since LaMartez Brooks had 819 yards in 2019.
The Racers had 10 big plays today, that is gains on offense of 15 yards or more.
The biggest pass play for the Racers was a 33-yard pass to JK Carter with nine minutes left in the game.
Freshman Josh Murphy led the Racer defense with a career-high nine tackles
Dylan Rowsey had nine tackles today and finished the season with 139 tackles, good for No. 8 on the MSU career list, just behind No. 7 Frank Head (1970) who had 143.
The MSU all-time tackles mark is still held down by MSU Hall of Famer Nathan Williams, who had 179 tackles in his OVC Defense Player of the Year season in 2008.
Rowsey's 139 is the most for a Racer defender since Williams set to single season mark in 2008.
Bryan Pulley ended the season with 13 pass breakups, the most for a Racer since D'Montre Wade had 15 in 2016, which is the MSU single season record.
Jayden Walker led the Racers with six QB hurries, just two off the MSU record of eight held by five different Racers, the most recent was in 2019 by Scottie Humpich.
Quarterback Jim Ogle didn't play today because of injury, but still managed to throw for 1,767 yards, the most for a MSU player since Preston Rice tossed for 2,932 yards in 2019.

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