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1978 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Austin Peay 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Murray State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Middle Tennessee 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Morehead State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Wayne Chapman, the Eagles compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for five place in the OVC, and were outscored by a total of 206 to 145.[1] The team played its home games at Jayne Stadium in Morehead, Kentucky.

On November 7, 1978, Chapman announced that he was resigning as the school's head football coach, effective at the end of the season.[2] In three years as Morehead's head coach, Chapman compiled a 6–21–3 record. In December 1978, Morehead announced the hiring of Tom Lichtenberg to replace Chapman.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Kentucky State*
T 7–76,500[4]
September 23at Middle Tennessee
L 6–9[5]
September 30Murray State
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
W 49–326,000[6]
October 7at Austin Peay
L 16–19[7]
October 14at Tennessee–Martin*
L 9–23[8]
October 21Tennessee Tech
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 20–21[9]
October 28No. 8 Western Kentucky
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 7–359,000[10]
November 4at East Tennessee State
W 31–30[11]
November 18at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky
L 0–309,500[12]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Morehead State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Morehead's Chapman resigns". The Messenger. November 8, 1978. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU's Lichtenberg to Morehead State". The Des Moines Register. December 16, 1978. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wild finish leaves Morehead, Kentucky State in 7–7 deadlock". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "MTSU–Morehead". The Park City Daily News. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Simms dirests Morehead byy Murray State 49–32". The Paducah Sun. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Govs roar back, top Bald Eagles". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pacers claim victory". The Jackson Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morehead downed". The Kentucky Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hall's arm dooms Eagles". The Park City Daily News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Morehead holds off Bucs, 31–30". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Patton, Flores, Simms set marks as Eastern routs Morehead 30–0". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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