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2025 Murray State

1–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Murray State in 2025, game by game: lost at East Tennessee State 17–45; lost vs. SE Louisiana 24–45; lost at Georgia State 21–37; lost at Jacksonville State 10–45; lost at South Dakota 24–49; lost vs. Illinois State 32–46; lost vs. South Dakota State 14–35; lost at Youngstown State 17–51; lost vs. Southern Illinois 7–27; lost at Northern Iowa 14–31; lost vs. North Dakota 17–35; won at Indiana State 31–17+14−35Lost 17–45 at East Tennessee State-28East Tennessee …Lost 24–45 vs. SE Louisiana-21SE LouisianaLost 21–37 at Georgia State-16Georgia StateLost 10–45 at Jacksonville State-35Jacksonville St…Lost 24–49 at South Dakota-25South DakotaLost 32–46 vs. Illinois State-14Illinois StateLost 14–35 vs. South Dakota State-21South Dakota St…Lost 17–51 at Youngstown State-34Youngstown StateLost 7–27 vs. Southern Illinois-20Southern Illino…Lost 14–31 at Northern Iowa-17Northern IowaLost 17–35 vs. North Dakota-18North DakotaWon 31–17 at Indiana State+14Indiana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atEast Tennessee StateL 17–⁠4524%
Sep 6vsSE LouisianaL 24–⁠4535%
Sep 13atGeorgia StateL 21–⁠3714%
Sep 20atJacksonville StateL 10–⁠456%
Oct 4atSouth DakotaL 24–⁠4912%
Oct 11vsIllinois StateL 32–⁠4622%
Oct 18vsSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠358%
Oct 25atYoungstown StateL 17–⁠5116%
Nov 1vsSouthern IllinoisL 7–⁠2722%
Nov 8atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠3127%
Nov 15vsNorth DakotaL 17–⁠3515%
Nov 22atIndiana StateW 31–⁠1722%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana State 31–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠463
Coach
—
Elo
1101 −65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.2 No. 90 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 187
Offensive coordinators
Adam Ross and Jimmy Ogle
Defensive coordinator
Kirk Botkin

Leaders

Passing yardsJim Ogle QB1,767 yds
Passing touchdownsJim Ogle QB9 TD
Rushing yardsJawaun Northington RB765 yds
Rushing touchdownsJawaun Northington RB6 TD
Receiving yardsDarius Cannon WR726 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Cannon WR3 TD
TacklesDylan Rowsey S22 tkl
InterceptionsMarion Ponds DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Z.J. Grady LB★★★No. 1738
Tre Darden S★★★No. 2110
Kaleb Bailey QB★★★No. 2689
AaMarii Lofton DL

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.825
Linebackers13.00.850
Defensive backs13.00.840
Whole class33.00.838

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.

Roster 111

The 2025 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 3

The 2025 portal
Sawyer Deerman WR★★★from San José State
Kobe Roberts DL★★from College of Idaho
Keyaan Abdul-Rahim LBfrom NC State

Transfers out 5

Dennard Flowers DE★★★to South Florida
Miles Bailey DL★★★to Sacramento State
Tyson Meiguez LB★★★to Duquesne
Q’Darryius Jennings RB★★to Tennessee Tech
Larry Preston CBto Jacksonville State

2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠012–⁠1
South Dakota6–⁠210–⁠5
Illinois State5–⁠312–⁠5
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠5
North Dakota5–⁠38–⁠6
South Dakota State4–⁠49–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠47–⁠5
Indiana State1–⁠73–⁠9
Northern Iowa1–⁠73–⁠9
Murray State1–⁠71–⁠11

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