1980 Morehead State Eagles football team

1980 Morehead State Eagles football
1980 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Lichtenberg (2nd season);
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC.

1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. T–10 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Austin Peay	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Akron	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Morehead State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Middle Tennessee	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Marshall*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 8–35	10,000	^[1]
September 13	James Madison*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 21–18		^[2]
September 27	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 17–10		^[3]
October 4	Murray State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 6–30	5,000	^[4]
October 11	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 21–23	3,200	^[5]
October 18	at Youngstown State*	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 20–14	6,355	^[6]
October 25	Tennessee Tech	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 29–31		^[7]
November 1	No. 4 Western Kentucky	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 7–17	6,000	^[8]
November 8	at Liberty Baptist*	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 20–23	7,126	^[9]
November 15	Kentucky State*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 15–10		^[10]
November 22	at No. 4 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (rivalry)	L 14–18	11,800	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

^ "Marshall explosion routs Morehead". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JMU falls again". The News Leader. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead drives past MTSU 17–10". The Daily News-Journal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Murray crushes Morehead State". The Evansville Courier & Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead rallies, but falls 23–21". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gooch-led Morehead defense holds off Youngstown 20–14". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead defeated". The Advocate-Messenger. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "WKU, Snardon snare Morehead 17–7". The Tennessean. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty humbles Morehead". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky St.–Morehead". The Park City Daily News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Murray score stirs Eastern to 18–14 win over Morehead". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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