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Conference | Pioneer Football League |
Record | 7–4 (6–2 PFL) |
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Offensive coordinator | Craig Mullins |
Defensive coordinator | Dontae Wright |
Home stadium | Jayne Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville * | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rob Tenyer and played their home games at Jayne Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in third place.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 6:00 pm | at No. 12 James Madison * | L 7–56 | 22,080 | ||
September 12 | 1:30 pm | at VMI * | ESPN3 | L 40–43 | 5,016 | |
September 19 | 7:00 pm | Kentucky Christian * | W 28–0 | 9,176 | ||
September 26 | 1:00 pm | Davidson |
| W 34–0 | 7,177 | |
October 3 | 1:00 pm | at Jacksonville | L 26–30 | 2,844 | ||
October 10 | 1:00 pm | Butler ![]() |
| W 34–21 | 9,805 | |
October 24 | 4:00 pm | at Campbell | W 31–27 | 6,580 | ||
October 31 | 1:00 pm | Drake |
| W 38–35 3OT | 6,567 | |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | Dayton |
| L 15–20 | 8,294 | |
November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Valparaiso | W 36–29 | 1,162 | ||
November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Marist | W 20–17 | 1,526 | ||
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