2019 Morehead State Eagles football team

Morehead State Eagles football
2019 Morehead State Eagles football
File:Morehead State Eagles wordmark.svg
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2019 record	( PFL)
Head coach	Rob Tenyer (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Brinson (1st year)
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium; (Capacity: 10,000)
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Template:2019 Pioneer Football League standings The 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team will represent Morehead State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by seventh-year head coach Rob Tenyer and play their home games at Jayne Stadium. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.

Previous season[]

The Eagles finished the 2018 season 3–8, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

Preseason[]

Preseason coaches' poll[]

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Eagles were picked to finish tied for ninth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego	79 (7)
2	Dayton	66 (2)
3	Drake	64
4	Marist	52
5	Davidson	48
6	Stetson	44
7	Butler	37
8	Jacksonville	30
9	Morehead State	15
9	Valparaiso	15

Preseason All-PFL teams[]

The Eagles had one player selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.^[2]

Offense

Second team

Jarin Higginbotham – WR

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 29	6:00 p.m.	[[{{{school}}}\|Union (KY)]]*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
September 7	7:30 p.m.	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL
September 14	4:00 p.m.	[[{{{school}}}\|Kentucky Christian]]*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Murray State*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Butler	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+
November 16	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[]

Union (KY)[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bulldogs					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4–3	1936	T, 6–6

at Illinois State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles					0
Redbirds					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	L, 21–52

Kentucky Christian[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Knights					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2017	W, 56–14

at Murray State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles					0
Racers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–40–1	1995	L, 13–63

Davidson[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–6–1	2018	W, 35–28

at Jacksonville[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles					0
Dolphins					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–11	2016	L, 49–61

Butler[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bulldogs					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–8	2018	L, 21–24

at Drake[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles					0
Bulldogs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–9	2018	L, 6–43

Dayton[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flyers					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–17	2018	L, 20–63

at Valparaiso[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles					0
Crusaders					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–4	2019	W, 31–24

at San Diego[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles					0
Toreros					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–12	2018	L, 34–51

Stetson[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Hatters					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2018	L, 24–48

References[]

↑ "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coachesâ€™ Poll" (in en). http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2019/1473/defending-champion-san-diego-again-edges-dayton-in-pfl-preseason-coaches-poll/. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
↑ "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams" (in en). http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1453/four-time-first-team-selections-christian-and-smith-highlight-26th-all-pfl-teams/. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
↑ "2019 Morehead State Football Schedule". https://fbschedules.com/morehead-state-football-schedule/. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

[1] "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coachesâ€™ Poll" (in en). http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2019/1473/defending-champion-san-diego-again-edges-dayton-in-pfl-preseason-coaches-poll/. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

[2] "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams" (in en). http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1453/four-time-first-team-selections-christian-and-smith-highlight-26th-all-pfl-teams/. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

[3] "2019 Morehead State Football Schedule". https://fbschedules.com/morehead-state-football-schedule/. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

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