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1985 Morehead State Eagles football team

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1985 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 10 Akron ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. 17 Murray State 5 2 0 7 3 1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 5 2 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 4 3 0 5 6 0
Austin Peay 2 5 0 5 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 0 1 10 0
Morehead State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Baldridge, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the OVC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Marshall*L 10–279,500[1]
September 14at James Madison*L 14–3511,700[2]
September 21Salem*
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
W 41–145,000[3]
September 28No. 5 Middle Tennessee
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 14–33[4]
October 5at No. 7 Murray StateL 9–3514,800[5]
October 12Austin Peay
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 10–14[6]
October 19No. 18 Akron
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 9–385,500[7]
October 26at Tennessee TechL 6–599,423[8]
November 2at Western Kentucky*L 13–2610,500[9]
November 16Eastern Kentucky
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY (rivalry)
L 0–26[10]
November 22at Youngstown StateL 17–204,173[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Marshall's Fodor foils MSU's opener with 3 TD passes". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Morehead suffers 2nd loss". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Morehead rolls despite losing 3 players". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Middle Tennessee rips Morehead State". Florida Today. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sophomore scores 3 TDs as Murray routs Morehead". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Govs edge Eagles". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Akron stays on ground to shoot down Eagles". The Paducah Sun. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech victory spells relief". The Tennessean. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Toppers shake doldrums to win". The Park City Daily News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eastern blanks Morehead". The Advocate-Messenger. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Touchdown at 0:45 trips Morehead 20–17". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 23, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.