Mitch Stewart - Football Coach - Murray State University Athletics

Photo by: Tab Brockman

Mitch Stewart

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
dstewart16@murraystate.edu
Phone:
(270) 809-6881

As Head Coach

Entering his 10th season at Murray State and fifth as head coach
Spent four years as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach and one season as the wide receivers coach
Led Racers to best finish in seven years in 2018 which included a 4-0 start and a win over a ranked opponent
Saw the Racers complete the largest comeback in recorded history against SEMO, overcoming a 31-point deficit that was capped by a last second kickoff return for the win
Following the 2018 season, had a career-high six players earn All-OVC honors, saw Malik Honeycutt named as an All-American and Steve Dawson and Levi Nesler named as Freshman All-Americans
Had three players sign NFL contracts as a result of the 2019 draft in Quincy Williams, Drew Anderson and Marquez Sanford with Williams' becoming the school's highest-ever pick by round going in the third
Engineered upset of #24 UT Martin in 2017 for three wins over ranked opponents in two years
Helped D'Montre Wade and Jordon Gandy advance to NFL
Coached D'Montre Wade to first-team All-American honors and Zach Shipley to Google Cloud Academic All-American Honors
Had three All-OVC honorees in his third year at the helm (Jordon Gandy, Gabriel Vicente and D'Montre Wade) and two All-Newcomer selections (Vicente and Shuler Bentley).
In his second season as head coach, led the Racers to take down two ranked opponents for the first time in program history
Coached quarterback KD Humphries to become the program's all-time leader in passing yards passing touchdowns, pass attempts and pass completions
Coached kicker Connor Mitchell to set a school record for most field goals in a game with six and being named as the National Special Teams Player of the Week by STATS
Mitchell led the FCS in field goals per game at 1.8
Led Jesse Blackburn and Jordon Gandy to be named to the 2016 All-OVC first team, D'Montre Wade and Humphries to 2016 All-OVC second-team honors and Zachary Wade to the 2016 All-Newcomer team
Led the Racers to back-to-back OVC sportsmanship awards
In his first season as head coach, led the Racers to the second-best passing offense in the nation at 347.3 yards per game and 12th-ranked offense
Coached the Racers to a 46-43 overtime win at Tennessee State in 2015 which marked the first road win for MSU since 2012
After his first season as head coach, four players were named to All-OVC teams and KD Humphries finished seventh in the STATS Offensive Player of the year voting.

As Offensive Coordinator

In 2014, produced the third best passing game in the FCS at 327.2 yards per game as offensive coordinator
In 2013, he led the racers offense to 1,886 rushing yards which were the most at MSU in nearly a decade
In his first two seasons as offensive coordinator, spearheaded an offense that was the only team in the FCS to rank in the top five in total offense both seasons
In 2012, the Racers lead the OVC and ranked fifth nationally in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense
In 2012, coached quarterback Casey Brockman to All-America honors for the second-straight season
Led Casey Brockman to school record for attempts, completions, yards, and touchdowns in 2012
In his first season calling plays, the Racer offense accumulated 5.070 yards of offense including a 707-yard effort against Tennessee State.

As Wide Receivers Coach

Spent the 2010 season as the wide receivers coach and led two Racer receivers to single-season records
Led Senior Marcus Harris to rank second on the single-season list for receptions, tied for second in yards and tied for eighth in touchdowns
Harris left MSU as the all-time leader in receptions (216) and yards (2,471) and earned All-America honors from the Associated Press and The Sports Network
Coached Arthur Brackett to a new freshman record with 62 catches for 617 yards and three touchdowns
Brackett caught 13 catches against Jacksonville State, falling just two shy of the FCS freshman record

Prior to Murray State

Spent three seasons as a member of the Georgia Southern coaching staff prior to Murray State where he worked with the wide receivers and handled team travel
In his second season, the Eagles offense led the SoCon and ranked 20th nationally in passing offense
Coached receiver Raja Andrews who shattered three season records, one single-game mark and the career receptions record at GSU
In 2006, served as the offensive coordinator at Newnan High School who won its first region title in 14 years and qualified for the state playoffs
Standout quarterback at Northgate High School in Newnan, Ga.
Led Northgate to the title as most improved team in Georgia his junior year

Playing Career

Played quarterback at Valdosta State from 2001 to 2005
Part of the 2002 national runner-up squad and 2004 National Championship team
Earned the start in the first round playoff game his senior year

Personal

2005 graduate of Valdosta State in business education
He and his wife, Rikki, have two daughters, Stella and Emerson

Mitch Stewart Career Record
		Overall			OVC
Season	School	W	L	%	W	L	%
2015	Murray St.	3	8	.273	2	6	.250
2016	Murray St.	4	7	.363	4	4	.500
2017	Murray St.	3	8	.273	2	5	.286
2018	Murray St.	5	6	.454	5	3	.625
2019	Murray St.	4	8	.333	2	6	.250
Totals	5 Seasons	19	37	.339	15	23	.394
Overtime		1	2	.333	1	2	.333