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Morehead State Eagles football

Intercollegiate American football team

Intercollegiate American football team

FieldValue
CurrentSeason2025 Morehead State Eagles football team
TeamNameMorehead State Eagles football
ImageMorehead State Eagles wordmark.svg
ImageSize175
HeadCoachJason Woodman
HeadCoachYear2nd
HCWins13
HCLosses11
StadiumPhil Simms Stadium
StadCapacity10,000
LocationMorehead, Kentucky
NCAAdivisionI FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
FirstYear
AthleticDirectorKelly Wells
WebsiteNameMSUEagles.com
WebsiteURLhttp://www.msueagles.com/
ATWins382
ATLosses520
ATTies22
ConfTitlesOVC: 1962, 1966
DivTitlesPFL South: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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 Phil Simms Stadium (historically Jayne Stadium) in Morehead, Kentucky.

History

Classifications

  • 1962–1972: NCAA College Division
  • 1973–1977: NCAA Division II
  • 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

  • 1924–1928: Independent
  • 1929–1932: West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  • 1933: Independent
  • 1934–1941: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
  • 1942–1945: Independent
  • 1946–1947: Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  • 1948–1995: Ohio Valley Conference
  • 1996–2000: NCAA Division I-AA independent
  • 2001–present: Pioneer Football League

Championships

Conference championships

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

1966Guy D. PennyOhio Valley Conference7–26–1

† 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.

2005Matt BallardPFL SouthSan DiegoL 40–47

† Denotes co-champions

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

  • QB Mike Gottfried (1962–1965)
  • C Nick Nighswander (1970–1973)
  • TE Gary Shirk (1970–1973)
  • QB Phil Simms (1975–1978)
  • LB Rob Lyttle (1994)
  • DB Greg Bright (1976–1980)
  • LB Zack Moore (1996–1998)
  • QB David Dinkins (1998–2000)
  • DB David Hyland (2005–2008)
  • DL Derik Steiner (2006–2009)

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of August 2, 2025.

References

References

  1. "FootballRecords_011817 (PDF) - Morehead State University Athletics".
  2. "Morehead State Eagles Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com.
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