2019 Morehead State Eagles football team
The 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team represents Morehead State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by seventh-year head coach Rob Tenyer and play their home games at Jayne Stadium. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.
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| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 5–7 (3–5 PFL) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tony Brinson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Jayne Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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 |
| Valparaiso | ||
Preseason All-PFL teams
The Eagles had one player selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[2]
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Offense Second team Jarin Higginbotham – WR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Union (KY)* | ESPN+ | W 44–7 | 6,156 | |||
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Illinois State* | ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 11,256 | |||
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Kentucky Christian* |
| ESPN+ | W 73–34 | 7,133 | ||
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Murray State* | ESPN+ | L 7–59 | 11,921 | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Davidson |
| ESPN+ | L 31–42 | 4,944 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | ESPN+ | W 30–22 | 1,433 | |||
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Butler |
| ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 9,244 | ||
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | MC22 | L 17–36 | 2,134 | |||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton |
| ESPN+ | L 35–49 | 4,358 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 1,477 | |||
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego | WCC Network | L 20–52 | 1,898 | |||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson |
| ESPN+ | L 16–31 | 2,134 | ||
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Game summaries
Union (KY)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Eagles | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
At Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 16 Redbirds | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Kentucky Christian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Knights | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Eagles | 21 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 73 |
At Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Racers | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
Davidson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
At Jacksonville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
Butler
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Eagles | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
At Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 36 |
Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
At Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
At San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Toreros | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Stetson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hatters | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
References
- "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- "2019 Morehead State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
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