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1986 Murray State Racers football team

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The 1986 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Racers compiled an overall record of 7–4–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and sharing the OVC title with Eastern Kentucky. Murray State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where the Racers lost to Eastern Illinois in the first round.

Record7–4–1 (6–1 OVC)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorMike Mahoney (6th season)
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1986 Murray State Racers football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4–1 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Mahoney (6th season)
Home stadiumRoy Stewart Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
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1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^6–1–010–3–1
No. 18 Murray State $^6–1–07–4–1
Akron4–3–07–4–0
Middle Tennessee4–3–06–5–0
Morehead State3–4–07–4–0
Austin Peay3–4–05–6–0
Youngstown State2–5–02–9–0
Tennessee Tech0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Southeast Missouri State*W 42–17[1]
September 13Southern Illinois*No. 20L 0–318,500[2]
September 27Western Kentucky*
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY (rivalry)
T 10–108,875[3]
October 4at UCF*L 25–3813,086[4]
October 11Eastern Kentucky
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 17–157,116[5]
October 16at AkronL 13–24[6]
October 25Tennessee Tech
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 23–167,281[7]
November 1at Morehead StateW 45–11[8]
November 8Youngstown State
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 17–142,582[9]
November 15Middle Tennessee
  • Roy Stewart Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 21–72,688[10]
November 22at Austin PeayW 24–14[11]
November 29at No. 3 Eastern Illinois*No. T–18L 21–284,500[12]
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