The 2017 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mitch Stewart and played their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They were members of the Ohio Valley Conference.[1] They finished the season 3–8, 2–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 p.m. | Kentucky Wesleyan* | | OVCDN | W 67–7 | 2,693 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 Central Arkansas* | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| OVCDN | L 13–41 | 7,456 |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State* | | ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 13,648 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY (Battle of the Border[2])
| OVCDN | L 7–27 | 9,191 |
| September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 17 (FBS) Louisville* | | ACCRSN | L 10–55 | 47,826 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 25 UT Martin | | OVCDN | W 13–10 | 4,618 |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| OVCDN | L 24–27 2OT | 3,263 |
| October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| OVCDN | L 13–26 | 5,209 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Jacksonville State | | OVCDN | L 23–59 | 16,453 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| OVCDN | W 31–21 | 2,427 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | | OVCDN | L 10–21 | 1,120 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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