Saturday, October 5
Roy Stewart Stadium
2 p.m.
Murray State
vs
(4) South Dakota
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Racers Return Home to Host South Dakota
10/1/2024 2:30:00 PM | Football
The Racers back at home Saturday to host the South Dakota Coyotes for the first time
| Game 5 - 2 p.m. Central Time | South Dakota at Murray State |
| Roy Stewart Stadium | Capacity: 16,800 |
| Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 | Murray, Ky. |
| (RV) Murray State Racers    | 1-3 (0-1 MVFC) |
| Head Coach | Jody Wright |
| Alma Mater | Jacksonville State (2005) |
| Murray State Record | 1-3 (1st Season) |
| Career Record | Same |
| MVFC Record | 0-1 |
| Wright vs South Dakota | 1st Meeting |
| (4/4) South Dakota Coyotes | 3-1Â (1-0 MVFC) |
| Head Coach | Bob Nielson |
| Alma Mater    | Wartburg College (1982) |
| South Dakota Record | 42-45 (9th Season) |
| Career Record | 231-126-1 (32nd Season) |
| MFVC Record | 43-45 |
| Nielson vs Murray State | 1-0 |
| Radio - WFGE Froggy 103.7 FM | Neal Bradley & Chip Adams |
| ESPN+ | Scott Warmann, Dana Hughes & Kelly Burke |
Game Day Story Lines
- It's game-5 of the season for the Murray State Racers when they take on the South Dakota Coyotes Saturday in a 2 p.m. kick off in Murray, Kentucky.
- The Racers are playing their 100th season in 2024.
- The game marks the third of six home games for MSU at Roy Stewart Stadium in 2024. The Racers still have home games against Illinois State for homecoming (Oct. 19), North Dakota State (Oct. 26) and Missouri State (Nov. 9).
- In their 52nd season in the Concrete Cathedral, the Racers are 171-105-2 (.623) all-time and 12-9 in the last five seasons since 2020.
- The game marks just the second meeting between the Coyotes and Racers after they played in Vermillion in 2023, won by SDU 38-7.
- The game marks back-to-back weeks of meeting an FCS ranked team for the Racers as North Dakota was No. 8 last week in the Stats Perform FCS Top-25 and South Dakota is No. 4 this week.Â
- The 2024 schedule may be the most difficult MSU has ever faced as the season could produce eight opponents in 12 games that will be or were ranked nationally when they met the Racers.Â
- MSU also faced the Missouri Tigers in the season opener when they were No. 11 in the Associated Press Top-25. MSU also faces the Kentucky Wildcats (Nov. 16) who moved into those getting votes after winning at Ole Miss Saturday.
- In a season of building team culture, Coach Jody Wright saw the MSU offense produce their best effort of the season at North Dakota.
- The Racers scored in every quarter and had touchdown runs of 58 and 65 yards in the first quarter from Jayden Johannsen and Q'Daryius Jennings.
- MSU had a season-high in total yards (447) and rushing yards (268).
- Q'Daryius Jennings scored a pair of touchdowns at NDU and finished with 78 yards rushing on nine carries for an average of 8.7 yards per carry.
- J'Kalon Carter had a season-high 134 yards in kick returns.
- Next week, the Racers hit the road for their first game against the Indiana State Sycamores in Terre Haute since 2006. MSU is 5-5 all-time against INST.
- MSU comes back to Murray (Oct. 19) for the homecoming game against Illinois State.
- The game marks the Redbirds' first visit to Murray since 2008.
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Players Mentioned
Coach Jody Wright | Racer Football Postgame Comments 9/06/2025
Sunday, September 07
Cam Bulluck | Racer Football Postgame Comments 9/06/2025
Sunday, September 07
Conlee Crossno | Racer Football Postgame Comments 9/06/2025
Sunday, September 07
Coach Jody Wright | Racer Football Press Conference 9/02/2025
Tuesday, September 02
