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1979 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Morehead State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 2 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Tennessee Tech 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the OVC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Kentucky State*
W 14–73,600[1]
September 22Middle Tennessee
W 28–73,000[2]
September 29at Murray State
L 7–31[3]
October 6Austin Peay
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
W 7–0[4]
October 13Tennessee–Martin*
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
W 7–0[5]
October 20at Tennessee Tech
T 3–3[6]
October 27at Western Kentucky
W 3–019,800[7]
November 3Akron*No. 10
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 17–234,000[8]
November 10at James Madison*
L 3–164,800[9]
November 17No. 4 Eastern Kentucky
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY (rivalry)
L 7–349,600[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Injury-plagued Morehead edges Kentucky State 14–7". The Courier-Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Morehead rolls to 28–7 win over Middle". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Morehead–Murray". The Park City Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Morehead defeats Austin Peay 7–0". The Kentucky Advocate. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morehead 7, UT–Martin 0". The Jackson Sun. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech ties Morehead". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Punchless Western falls". Messenger-Inquirer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Zips stop Morehead, 23–17". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morehead falls 16–3 to Madison". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eastern gets record 9-victory season, but getting playoff bid may be harder". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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