1983 Morehead State Eagles football team

1983 Morehead State Eagles football
1983 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach	Steve Loney (3rd season);
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Loney, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the OVC.

1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Akron	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Murray State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee Tech	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Kentucky State*	Alumni Field Frankfort, KY	L 3–7		^[1]
September 17	Marshall*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 0–35	9,100	^[2]
September 24	Middle Tennessee	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 17–56	2,500	^[3]
October 1	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 0–38		^[4]
October 8	Austin Peay	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 3–14		^[5]
October 15	Akron	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 0–31	6,000	^[6]
October 22	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 3–14	5,384	^[7]
October 29	at Western Kentucky*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 7–38	14,500	^[8]
November 5	Liberty Baptist*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 24–16	1,800	^[9]
November 12	No. 5 Eastern Kentucky	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY (rivalry)	L 0–56		^[10]
November 19	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 27–20		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "KSU wins for first time over OVC school". The State Journal. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marshall's thundering herd crushes Morehead State 35–0". The Courier-Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead routed 56–17 by Middle". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cannon paces Murray State". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Freshman QB sparks Govs to 14–3 win". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Akron U stays on the ground, in command". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead falls, 14–3". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Embree-led Tops rip Morehead 38–7". The Park City Daily News. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hanlin helps Morehead end 11-game losing streak". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern mauls Morehead". The Park City Daily News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead ices Penguins". Dayton Daily News. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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