Murray State
Georgia State
Racers Bound For Atlanta - Meet Georgia State Saturday
9/11/2025 7:30:00 PM | Football
The Racers take on the Georgia State Panthers in the second all-time between the two
The Murray State Racers meet the Georgia State Panthers for just the second time when they clash "Pete" Petit Field at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium in Atlanta.
The Racers and Panthers begin in a 6 p.m. kick off as both teams are looking for their first wins of the season after 0-2 starts.
MSU and GSU have met just one time in their histories and that came in 2011 at the Georgia Dome where the Racers prevailed 48-24.
GAME 3
MURRAY STATE AT GEORGIA STATE
Venue:Â "Pete" Petit Field at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium
Site:Â Atlanta, Ga.
Game Time:Â 6Â P.M. CT
Murray State Racers: 0-2
Head Coach: Jody Wright (Alma Mater: Jacksonville State, 2005)
Murray State Record:Â 1-13Â (2nd season) MVFC Record: 0-0
Career Record: Same
Record vs GSU:Â First Meeting
Georgia State Panthers 0-2
Head Coach: Dell McGee (Alma Mater: Auburn, 1995)
GSU Record: 3-11 (2nd season) Sun Belt Record: 1-7
Career Record:Â Same
Record vs Murray State: 0-0
Series:Â 1-0Â Home:Â 0-0Â Away:Â 1-0
Last Meeting:Â 2011, Racers won at the Georgia Dome 48-24
Racer Radio: WFGE Froggy 103.7FMÂ Online:Â Froggy103.com, GoRacers.com
Television: ESPN+Â Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com, GoRacers.com
MSU Next: at Jacksonville State State, Sept. 30 GSU Next: at Vanderbilt, Sept. 20
Game Story Lines
- The 2025 season is made up of 12 games in Murray State's 101st season in program history.
- Head Coach Jody Wright has a roster of 109 players which are made up of over 80 newcomers, including 54 freshmen and only two starters from the 2024 season.
- The Racers had four returners on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Watch List.
- The MSU quartet includes, (QB) Jim Ogle, (WR) JK Carter, (RB) Jawaun Northington, (P) Tom O'Hara.
- Ogle enters the 2025 season as the Racers starter at quarterback.
- Ogle has thrown for the most yards (480) through the first two games of a season since 2016.
- In 2016, KD Humphries threw for 519 yards in the first two games was on his way to breaking every passing record at MSU.
- Humphries passed for 163 yards (18-of-31) and then threw for 356 yards (35-of-52) in the second game of the season against Missouri State.
- The Racers want to halt a long winning drought since their last win (Sept. 14, 2024) at home against Mississippi Valley.
- Safety Dylan Rowsey is second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in tackles through the first two games of the season against East Tennessee and Southeastern Louisiana with 35 total tackles.
- Rowsey has 26 solo tackles in the two games.
- MSU's Darius Cannon leads the MVFC in receptions with 20 through the first two games.
- The Racers want to improve in run offense and defense, as they are last in each.
- MSU is gaining 2.7 yards per rush and opponents are getting 6.3 per carry.
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