Old Hawg Rifle

Old Hawg Rifle

Eastern Kentucky Colonels Morehead State Eagles
Sport	Football
First meeting	1924 Eastern Kentucky 14, Morehead State 0
Latest meeting	September 21, 2024 Eastern Kentucky 42, Morehead State 13
Trophy	Old Hawg Rifle
Statistics
Meetings total	74
All-time series	Eastern Kentucky leads, 54–16–4
Largest victory	Eastern Kentucky, 67–0 (1925)
Longest win streak	Eastern Kentucky, 18 (1972–1989)
Current win streak	Eastern Kentucky, 11 (1991–present)

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Locations of Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State

The Old Hawg Rifle is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Morehead State Eagles. ^[1] The gun is an antique, pre-Revolutionary War muzzleloader that is rumored to have once been used in Kentucky's Rowan County War. ^[2] The rifle has not been actively used in the rivalry since 1962, though the two teams have continued to play against each other since then. The rifle is currently kept on display in the Morehead State student center. The two teams have met 74 times on the football field, with Eastern Kentucky currently holding a 54–16–4 edge in the all-time series. Eastern Kentucky has won 29 out of the last 30 matchups, including the last 11 consecutive matchups. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Game results

Eastern Kentucky victories

Morehead State victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 1924 N/A Eastern Kentucky 14–0 2 1925 N/A Eastern Kentucky 67–0 3 1927 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 12–6 4 October 27, 1928 Richmond, KY Morehead State 18–0 5 1929 Morehead, KY Morehead State 13–6 6 1930 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 13–0 7 November 14, 1931 Morehead, KY Tie 0–0 8 1932 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 19–0 9 November 11, 1933 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 6–0 10 November 2, 1934 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 7–0 11 November 2, 1935 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 53–0 12 October 30, 1936 Richmond, KY Morehead State 18–7 13 October 30, 1937 Morehead, KY Morehead State 26–0 14 October 29, 1938 Richmond, KY Tie 0–0 15 October 28, 1939 Morehead, KY Morehead State 7–6 16 October 26, 1940 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 27–13 17 November 15, 1941 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 32–13 18 November 14, 1942 Richmond, KY Morehead State 20–0 19 November 2, 1946 Morehead, KY Morehead State 12–6 20 November 1, 1947 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 34–7 21 October 30, 1948 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 7–0 22 October 29, 1949 Richmond, KY Morehead State 27–26 23 October 28, 1950 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 14–7 24 October 27, 1951 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 6–0 25 October 25, 1952 Morehead, KY Tie 20–20 26 October 23, 1953 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 25–7 27 October 23, 1954 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 12–8 28 October 21, 1955 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 35–13 29 November 10, 1956 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 19–0 30 November 16, 1957 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 40–3 31 November 15, 1958 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 24–6 32 November 14, 1959 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 12–7 33 November 12, 1960 Richmond, KY Morehead State 21–9 34 November 11, 1961 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 13–0 35 November 10, 1962 Richmond, KY Morehead State 20–12 36 November 16, 1963 Morehead, KY Morehead State 6–0 37 November 14, 1964 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 10–7 38 November 13, 1965 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 38–20 No. Date Location Winner Score 39 November 12, 1966 Richmond, KY Morehead State 21–19 40 November 18, 1967 Morehead, KY Tie 7–7 41 November 23, 1968 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 35–7 42 November 22, 1969 Morehead, KY Morehead State 23–11 43 November 21, 1970 Richmond, KY Morehead State 16–13 44 November 20, 1971 Morehead, KY Morehead State 10–7 45 November 18, 1972 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 28–6 46 November 17, 1973 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 37–25 47 November 23, 1974 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 21–14 48 November 22, 1975 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 17–9 49 November 20, 1976 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 31–12 50 November 19, 1977 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 42–13 51 November 18, 1978 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 30–0 52 November 17, 1979 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 34–7 53 November 22, 1980 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 18–14 54 November 21, 1981 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 21–17 55 November 20, 1982 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 20–3 56 November 12, 1983 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 56–0 57 November 10, 1984 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 48–38 58 November 16, 1985 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 26–0 59 November 22, 1986 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 23–6 60 November 21, 1987 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 23–0 61 November 19, 1988 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 39–17 62 November 18, 1989 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 38–31 63 November 17, 1990 Richmond, KY Morehead State 27–17 64 November 23, 1991 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 41–10 65 November 21, 1992 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 37–9 66 November 20, 1993 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 44–7 67 November 19, 1994 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 54–7 68 November 18, 1995 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 41–10 69 September 13, 2008 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 16–8 70 September 8, 2012 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 24–17 71 September 21, 2013 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky 56–24 72 September 13, 2014 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 55–13 73 August 30, 2018 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 49–23 74 September 21, 2024 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky 42–13 Series: Eastern Kentucky leads 54–16–4

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

1. "Pete's I-AA FCS Football Weekly". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
2. "The Battle for the Old Hawg Rifle". The Eastern Progress. September 11, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
3. "Eastern, Morehead Collide Tomorrow In "Old Hawg Rifle" Tilt". The Eastern Progress. November 10, 1961. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
4. "Eastern Meets Morehead Here Tomorrow". The Eastern Progress. October 25, 1940. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
5. "Air Duel Expected In Kentucky-Baylor Clash". Park City Daily News . November 15, 1963. Retrieved September 9, 2013.