Morehead State Eagles football

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Morehead State Eagles football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 Morehead State Eagles football team
Morehead State Eagles wordmark.svg
First season1927;98 years ago (1927)
Athletic directorKelly Wells
Head coach Jason Woodman
1st season, 7–5 (.583)
Stadium Jayne Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
Field surfaceAstroturf GameDay Grass
Location Morehead, Kentucky
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Pioneer Football League
All-time record319–433–22 (.426)
Conference titles2 (1962, 1966)
Division titles4 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
Website MSUEagles.com

The Morehead State Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Morehead State University located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League, the only public school in the conference. Morehead State's first football team was fielded in 1927. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Jayne Stadium in Morehead, Kentucky.

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History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Championships

Conference championships

Morehead State has won two conference championships, one shared and one outright. [2]

SeasonCoachConferenceOverall recordConference record
1962† Guy D. Penny Ohio Valley Conference 5–34–2
1966 Guy D. Penny Ohio Valley Conference 7–26–1

† co-champions

Divisional championships

From 2001 to 2005, the Pioneer Football League was divided into North and South Divisions. As winners of the Pioneer Football League's South Division, Morehead State has made four appearances in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Morehead State shared the Division title with Jacksonville in 2004, but the tie-breaker allowed the Eagles to represent the division in the championship game.

SeasonCoachDivisionOpponentResult
2002 Matt Ballard PFL South Dayton L 0–28
2003 Matt Ballard PFL South Valparaiso L 42–54
2004 Matt Ballard PFL South† Drake L 17–20
2005 Matt Ballard PFL South San Diego L 40–47

† Denotes co-champions

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of August 2, 2025. [3]

2025202620272028
Allen at Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech at North Dakota
at Illinois State at Western Illinois
at Austin Peay
Kentucky Christian

References

  1. ↑ "Morehead State University :: Brand and Style Guide" . Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "FootballRecords_011817 (PDF) - Morehead State University Athletics" (PDF). www.msueagles.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Morehead State Eagles Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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