2019 Morehead State Eagles football team

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2019 Morehead State Eagles football
Morehead State Eagles wordmark.svg
Conference Pioneer Football League
Record5–7 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTony Brinson (1st season)
Home stadium Jayne Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
San Diego $^  8 0   9 3  
Dayton  6 2   8 3  
Drake  6 2   6 5  
Davidson  5 3   8 4  
Stetson  4 4   7 4  
Marist  4 4   4 7  
Morehead State  3 5   5 7  
Butler  2 6   3 9  
Jacksonville  1 7   3 9  
Valparaiso  1 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Rob Tenyer and played their home games at Jayne Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Eagles were picked to finish tied for ninth place. [1]

Preseason All-PFL teams

The Eagles had one player selected to the preseason all–PFL teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 6:00 p.m. Union (KY) * ESPN+ W 44–7 6,156
September 7 7:30 p.m. at No. 16 Illinois State * ESPN+ L 14–42 11,256
September 14 4:00 p.m. Kentucky Christian *
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+ W 73–34 7,133
September 21 7:00 p.m. at Murray State * ESPN+ L 7–59 11,921
October 5 1:00 p.m. Davidson
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+ L 31–42 4,944
October 12 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville ESPN+ W 30–22 1,433
October 19 2:00 p.m. Butler Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+ W 31–20 9,244
October 26 2:00 p.m. at Drake MC22 L 17–36 2,134
November 2 1:00 p.m. Dayton
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+ L 35–49 4,358
November 9 2:00 p.m. at Valparaiso ESPN+ W 27–21 1,477
November 16 5:00 p.m. at San Diego WCC Network L 20–52 1,898
November 23 1:00 p.m. Stetson
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+ L 16–31 2,134
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3] [4]

Game summaries

Union (KY)

1234Total
Bulldogs00077
Eagles71614744

At Illinois State

1234Total
Eagles007714
No. 16 Redbirds21140742

Kentucky Christian

1234Total
Knights2176034
Eagles2110212173

At Murray State

1234Total
Eagles00707
Racers141721759

Davidson

1234Total
Wildcats14217042
Eagles7032131

At Jacksonville

1234Total
Eagles7361430
Dolphins707822

Butler

1234Total
Bulldogs077620
Eagles10140731

At Drake

1234Total
Eagles730717
Bulldogs31271436

Dayton

1234Total
Flyers2877749
Eagles7714735

At Valparaiso

1234Total
Eagles14001327
Crusaders0014721

At San Diego

1234Total
Eagles0061420
Toreros32814752

Stetson

1234Total
Hatters01471031
Eagles067316

References

  1. "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  2. "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. "2019 Morehead State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. "2019 Football Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2019.