2017 Morehead State Eagles football team

2017 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	4–7 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach	Rob Tenyer (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Zack Moore (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium

2017 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	3
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Jacksonville		5	–	3					7	–	4
Campbell		5	–	3					6	–	5
Valparaiso		5	–	3					6	–	5
Butler		4	–	4					6	–	5
Dayton		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Stetson		1	–	7					2	–	9
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rob Tenyer and played their home games at Jayne Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Kentucky Christian*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	W 56–14	5,846
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN	L 17–58	17,118
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay*	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	L 13–69	8,152
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	W 34–28	6,306
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	BSN	L 0–38	6,387
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 6–44	4,465
October 14	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	The W.tv via STADIUM	L 27–56	3,062
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	W 29–26	8,987
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN		L 32–63	2,277
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Marist	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		L 31–38	1,356
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY		W 21–14	3,831
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Kentucky Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	7	7	0	14
Eagles	7	28	14	7	56

See also: 2017 Kentucky Christian Knights football team

At Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	7	0	17
No. 20 Flames	24	21	7	6	58

See also: 2017 Liberty Flames football team

At Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	6	13
Governors	14	28	13	14	69

See also: 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	14	0	7	28
Eagles	7	0	6	21	34

See also: 2017 Dayton Flyers football team

At Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Camels	0	17	14	7	38

See also: 2017 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	14	6	44
Eagles	0	0	0	6	6

See also: 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team

At San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	6	14	27
Toreros	28	21	7	0	56

See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	10	10	6	26
Eagles	14	7	0	8	29

See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team

At Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	6	12	14	32
Crusaders	21	21	14	7	63

See also: 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

At Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	3	14	0	31
Red Foxes	10	7	7	14	38

See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	14	0	14
Eagles	7	0	14	0	21

See also: 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team