Murray State Racers | |
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University | Murray State University |
Conference | MVC (primary) MVFC (football) OVC (rifle) |
NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
Athletic director | Nico Yantko |
Location | Murray, Kentucky |
Varsity teams | 15 |
Football stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
Basketball arena | CFSB Center |
Baseball stadium | Reagan Field |
Other venues | Racer Arena |
Mascot | Racer One and Dunker |
Nickname | Racers |
Fight song | The Old Grey Mare |
Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] |
Website | goracers |
The Murray State Racers are the athletic teams that represent Murray State University (MSU), located in Murray, Kentucky, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks (for football, the Football Championship Subdivision), primarily competing in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) since the 2022–23 academic year.[2] The Racers previously competed in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) from 1948–49 to 2021–22; and in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1933–34 to 1947–48.