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2024 Murray State

1–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Murray State in 2024, game by game: lost at No. 11 Missouri 0–51; lost vs. Butler 17–19; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 59–8; lost at North Dakota 35–72; lost vs. South Dakota 0–59; lost at Indiana State 27–31; lost vs. Illinois State 32–40; lost vs. North Dakota State 6–59; lost at South Dakota State 6–52; lost vs. Missouri State 31–59; lost at Kentucky 6–48; lost at Southern Illinois 0–62+51−62Lost 0–51 at No. 11 Missouri-51No. 11 MissouriLost 17–19 vs. Butler-2ButlerWon 59–8 vs. Mississippi Valley State+51Mississippi Val…Lost 35–72 at North Dakota-37North DakotaLost 0–59 vs. South Dakota-59South DakotaLost 27–31 at Indiana State-4Indiana StateLost 32–40 vs. Illinois State-8Illinois StateLost 6–59 vs. North Dakota State-53North Dakota St…Lost 6–52 at South Dakota State-46South Dakota St…Lost 31–59 vs. Missouri State-28Missouri StateLost 6–48 at Kentucky-42KentuckyLost 0–62 at Southern Illinois-62Southern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29at11MissouriL 0–⁠515%
Sep 7vsButlerL 17–⁠1937%
Sep 14vsMississippi Valley StateW 59–⁠866%
Sep 28atNorth DakotaL 35–⁠7220%
Oct 5vsSouth DakotaL 0–⁠5927%
Oct 12atIndiana StateL 27–⁠3143%
Oct 19vsIllinois StateL 32–⁠4033%
Oct 26vsNorth Dakota StateL 6–⁠5911%
Nov 2atSouth Dakota StateL 6–⁠525%
Nov 9vsMissouri StateL 31–⁠5919%
Nov 16atKentuckyL 6–⁠489%
Nov 23atSouthern IllinoisL 0–⁠6224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Illinois 62–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 11th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
219–⁠560
Coach
—
Elo
1099 −93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.8 No. 95 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 145
Offensive coordinators
Adam Ross and Jimmy Ogle
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Smith
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Blaine Burke RB★★★No. 1197
Jordan Washington RB★★★No. 1220
Jonah Logan OT★★★No. 2492

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.861
Offensive line13.00.820
Whole class33.00.847

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Transfers in 14

The 2024 portal
Amari Wansley S★★★from Florida Atlantic
Gideon Bedada DE★★★from Old Dominion
Josh Crabtree WR★★★from NC State
Justice Cross LB★★★from Florida Atlantic
Kevon Haigler DE★★★from App State
Steven Jones Jr. CB★★★from Georgia Tech
Terion Sugick DL★★★from Arkansas State
Terrell James DE★★★from Arkansas State
Tyrece Edwards DL★★★from Middle Tennessee
Tyson Meiguez LB★★★from Georgia Tech
Willie Gaines WR★★★from Colorado
Julian Kameristy DLfrom Indiana

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 2

Cole Rusk TE★★★★to Illinois
D.J. Jones OT★★★to UAB

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠112–⁠3
South Dakota7–⁠111–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois State6–⁠210–⁠4
Missouri State6–⁠28–⁠4
Youngstown State3–⁠54–⁠8
Indiana State3–⁠54–⁠8
North Dakota2–⁠65–⁠7
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Iowa1–⁠73–⁠9
Murray State0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.