1979 Morehead State Eagles football team
American college football season
| 1979 Morehead State Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–2–1 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Jayne Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Murray State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the OVC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Kentucky State* |
| W 14–7 | 3,600 | [1] | |
| September 22 | Middle Tennessee | W 28–7 | 3,000 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | at Murray State | L 7–31 | [3] | |||
| October 6 | Austin Peay |
| W 7–0 | [4] | ||
| October 13 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| W 7–0 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | at Tennessee Tech | T 3–3 | [6] | |||
| October 27 | at Western Kentucky | W 3–0 | 19,800 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | Akron* | No. 10 |
| L 17–23 | 4,000 | [8] |
| November 10 | at James Madison* | L 3–16 | 4,800 | [9] | ||
| November 17 | No. 4 Eastern Kentucky |
| L 7–34 | 9,600 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "Injury-plagued Morehead edges Kentucky State 14–7". The Courier-Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead rolls to 28–7 win over Middle". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead–Murray". The Park City Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead defeats Austin Peay 7–0". The Kentucky Advocate. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead 7, UT–Martin 0". The Jackson Sun. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech ties Morehead". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Punchless Western falls". Messenger-Inquirer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zips stop Morehead, 23–17". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead falls 16–3 to Madison". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern gets record 9-victory season, but getting playoff bid may be harder". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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