2025 Morehead State Eagles football team

2025 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	2–3 (0–1 PFL)
Head coach	Jason Woodman (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Wil Truelove (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Pioneer Football League standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 Presbyterian		1	–	0					5	–	0
Butler		1	–	0					3	–	2
San Diego		1	–	0					3	–	2
Dayton		1	–	0					3	–	1
Drake		0	–	0					1	–	2
Davidson		0	–	0					1	–	3
Valparaiso		0	–	0					1	–	3
Marist		0	–	1					2	–	2
St. Thomas (MN)		0	–	1					2	–	2
Morehead State		0	–	1					2	–	3
Stetson		0	–	1					1	–	4
As of September 29, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Morehead State Eagles football team represents Morehead State University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles are led by second-year head coach Jason Woodman and play home games at Jayne Stadium in Morehead, Kentucky, which will be renamed Phil Simms Stadium on October 18, prior to the Eagles' homecoming game. ^[1]

After leading the Eagles to a 7–5 record in 2024, which was their best season since 2021, Woodman was signed to a three-year contract extension in December 2024. ^{[2] [3]}

The team concluded spring practices with their annual spring game on April 17. ^[4]

Schedule

The 2025 schedule was officially released on April 1, 2025. ^[5] Morehead State opened the season against Allen on August 30, marking the first-ever meeting between the two programs. ^[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Allen *	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	W 38–31	5,897
September 6	7:00 pm	at No. 7 Illinois State *	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 13–41	9,671
September 13	7:00 pm	at No. 22 Austin Peay *	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 7–56	7,152
September 20	6:00 pm	Kentucky Christian *	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	W 45–28	7,428
September 27	1:00 pm	at No. 25 Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	L 0–41	3,661
October 4	1:00 pm	Dayton	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
October 11	1:00 pm	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+
October 18	2:00 pm	Marist	Phil Simms Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
October 25	1:00 pm	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+
November 1	1:00 pm	Davidson	Phil Simms Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 pm	Butler	Phil Simms Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
November 22	2:00 pm	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Allen (DII)

See also: Allen Yellow Jackets football

Allen Yellow Jackets (DII) (0-0) vs. Morehead State Eagles (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets (DII)	7	7	7	10	31
Eagles	14	10	7	7	38

at Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 5,897
• Referee: Coady Adams
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter (12:56) MOR – Anthony Ice 44-yard pass from Carter Cravens, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; Morehead State 7–0) (4:17) ALN – Mike Bowman 7-yard pass from Jamir Dismukes, Sam Herman kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:42; Tied 7–7) (1:25) MOR – Craig Cunningham 31-yard run, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:47; Morehead State 14–7) Second Quarter (2:32) MOR – Carter Cravens 8-yard run, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:43; Morehead State 21–7) (0:34) ALN – Fabian Duncan 1-yard run, Sam Herman kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 1:52; Morehead State 21–14) (0:00) MOR – Jordan Price 21-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 0:30; Morehead State 24–14) Third Quarter (11:20) ALN – Nanders Lawrence 11-yard pass from Jamir Dismukes, Sam Herman kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:32; Morehead State 24–21) (7:37) MOR – Carter Cravens 14-yard run, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:32; Morehead State 31–21) Fourth Quarter (12:01) ALN – Sam Herman 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:47; Morehead State 31–24) (11:46) MOR – Sidney Webb 83-yard kickoff return, Jordan Price kick (Morehead State 38–24) (5:12) ALN – Fabian Duncan 1-yard run, Sam Herman kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:03; Morehead State 38–31)

Statistics	ALN	MORE
First downs	31	17
Total yards	416	414
Rushing yards	107	195
Passing yards	309	219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–38–0	16–21–0
Time of possession	31:12	28:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Allen	Passing	Jamir Dismukes	26/38, 309 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Fabian Duncan	15 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nanders Lawrence	9 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Morehead State	Passing	Carter Cravens	16/21, 219 yards, TD
	Rushing	Craig Cunningham	12 carries, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ryan Upp	8 receptions, 90 yards

at No. 7 Illinois State

See also: 2025 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Morehead State Eagles (1-0) vs. No. 7 Illinois State Redbirds (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
No. 7 Redbirds	-	-	-	-	0

at Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	MORE	ILST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Illinois State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 22 Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team

Morehead State Eagles (1-1) vs. No. 22 Austin Peay Governors (1-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
No. 22 Governors	-	-	-	-	0

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Barry Gresham (play-by-play) and Ethan Schmidt (analyst)

Statistics	MORE	APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Kentucky Christian (NAIA)

See also: Kentucky Christian Knights football

Kentucky Christian Knights (NAIA) (1-1) vs. Morehead State Eagles (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights (NAIA)	0	14	7	7	28
Eagles	10	21	14	0	45

at Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 7,428
• Referee: Andrew Ison
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter (12:31) MORE – Montez Green 34-yard pass from Carter Cravens, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:21; Morehead State 7–0) (3:52) MORE – Jordan Price 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:00; Morehead State 10–0) Second Quarter (14:48) KYCH – Jovari Gamble 75-yard run, Christian Altizer kick (Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:35; Morehead State 10–7) (8:34) MORE – Isaac Stopke 4-yard run, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 6:04; Morehead State 17–7) (5:21) MORE – Anthony Ice 38-yard pass from Carter Cravens, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:48; Morehead State 24–7) (1:53) MORE – Ryan Upp 39-yard pass from Carter Cravens, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:53; Morehead State 31–7) (0:00) KYCH – Jason Cobb 10-yard pass from Jackson Wasik, Christian Altizer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 1:48; Morehead State 31–14) Third Quarter (6:19) MORE – Carter Cravens 5-yard run, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:25; Morehead State 38–14) (3:13) KYCH – Jason Cobb 4-yard pass from Jackson Wasik, Christian Altizer kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:06; Morehead State 38–21) (0:10) MORE – Ryan Upp 39-yard pass from Carter Cravens, Jordan Price kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:58; Morehead State 45–21) Fourth Quarter (3:37) KYCH – Jason Cobb 14-yard pass from Jackson Wasik, Christian Altizer kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:29; Morehead State 45–28)

Statistics	KYCH	MORE
First downs	17	30
Total yards	353	600
Rushing yards	101	289
Passing yards	252	311
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–27–0	18–23–0
Time of possession	19:48	40:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky Christian	Passing	Jackson Wasik	15/25, 243 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jovari Gamble	7 carries, 93 yards, TD
	Receiving	Calvin Brown	6 receptions, 90 yards
Morehead State	Passing	Carter Cravens	18/23, 311 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Craig Cunningham	20 carries, 138 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Upp	7 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD

at No. 25 Presbyterian

See also: 2025 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Morehead State Eagles (2-2) vs. No. 25 Presbyterian Blue Hose (4-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
No. 25 Blue Hose	14	21	6	0	41

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 3,661
• Referee: Brian Hilpisch
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter (12:33) PC – Zach Switzer 1-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:23; Presbyterian 7–0) (11:37) PC – Dominic Kibby 10-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:41; Presbyterian 14–0) Second Quarter (14:27) PC – Justin Montgomery 14-yard run, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:38; Presbyterian 21–0) (9:32) PC – Zach Switzer 66-yard run, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:12; Presbyterian 28–0) (1:48) PC – Zach Switzer 79-yard run, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:56; Presbyterian 35–0) Third Quarter (7:00) PC – Collin Hurst 12-yard run (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:10; Presbyterian 41–0) Fourth Quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	MORE	PRES
First downs	18	20
Total yards	277	445
Rushing yards	123	303
Passing yards	154	142
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–35–3	12–19–0
Time of possession	36:25	23:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morehead State	Passing	Carter Cravens	10/24, 120 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bryce Patterson	3 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Anthony Ice	3 receptions, 68 yards
Presbyterian	Passing	Collin Hurst	11/17, 137 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Zach Switzer	6 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cincere Gill	4 receptions, 62 yards

Dayton

See also: 2025 Dayton Flyers football team

Dayton Flyers (3-1) vs. Morehead State Eagles (2-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	DAY	MORE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dayton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stetson

See also: 2025 Stetson Hatters football team

Morehead State Eagles (0-0) vs. Stetson Hatters (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
Hatters	-	-	-	-	0

at Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	MORE	STET
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stetson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Marist

See also: 2025 Marist Red Foxes football team

Marist Red Foxes (0-0) vs. Morehead State Eagles (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Phil Simms Stadium • Morehead, KY

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

Statistics	MRST	MORE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Valparaiso

See also: 2025 Valparaiso Beacons football team

Morehead State Eagles (0-0) vs. Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
Beacons	-	-	-	-	0

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 12:00 PM CDT

Statistics	MORE	VAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Davidson

See also: 2025 Davidson Wildcats football team

Davidson Wildcats (0-0) vs. Morehead State Eagles (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Phil Simms Stadium • Morehead, KY

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	DAV	MORE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Davidson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Butler

See also: 2025 Butler Bulldogs football team

Butler Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Morehead State Eagles (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Phil Simms Stadium • Morehead, KY

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	BUT	MORE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Drake

See also: 2025 Drake Bulldogs football team

Morehead State Eagles (0-0) vs. Drake Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 PM CST

Statistics	MORE	DRKE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Drake	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Morehead State to Recognize Phil Simms with Honorary Stadium Naming During Homecoming" (Press release). Morehead State Eagles. June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
2. Tucker, Forrest (December 22, 2024). "Morehead State football coach inks extension". WTVQ . Retrieved May 15, 2025.
3. Flannery, Braylen (February 5, 2025). "Woodman took the Eagles back to winning ways". The Trail Blazer. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
4. Flannery, Braylen (April 20, 2025). "Eagles soar into spring practice". The Trail Blazer. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
5. Kelley, Kevin (April 1, 2025). "Morehead State releases 2025 football schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
6. Kelley, Kevin (January 21, 2025). "Morehead State adds Allen University to 2025 football schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
7. "2025 Football Schedule". msueagles.com. Morehead State Eagles. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
8. "2025 Morehead State Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved May 14, 2025.