1979 Morehead State Eagles football team

1979 Morehead State Eagles football
1979 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Lichtenberg (1st season);
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

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.

1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Kentucky State*		Alumni Field Frankfort, KY	W 14–7	3,600	^[1]
September 22	Middle Tennessee		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 28–7	3,000	^[2]
September 29	at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–31		^[3]
October 6	Austin Peay		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 7–0		^[4]
October 13	Tennessee–Martin*		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 7–0		^[5]
October 20	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	T 3–3		^[6]
October 27	at Western Kentucky		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 3–0	19,800	^[7]
November 3	Akron*	No. 10	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 17–23	4,000	^[8]
November 10	at James Madison*		Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 3–16	4,800	^[9]
November 17	No. 4 Eastern Kentucky		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY (rivalry)	L 7–34	9,600	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

^ "Injury-plagued Morehead edges Kentucky State 14–7". The Courier-Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead rolls to 28–7 win over Middle". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead–Murray". The Park City Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead defeats Austin Peay 7–0". The Kentucky Advocate. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead 7, UT–Martin 0". The Jackson Sun. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech ties Morehead". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Punchless Western falls". Messenger-Inquirer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Zips stop Morehead, 23–17". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead falls 16–3 to Madison". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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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