2017 Morehead State Eagles football team

The 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rob Tenyer and played their home games at Jayne Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2017 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record4–7 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorZack Moore (2nd season)
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 San Diego $^   8 0     10 3  
Drake   6 2     7 4  
Jacksonville   5 3     7 4  
Campbell   5 3     6 5  
Valparaiso   5 3     6 5  
Butler   4 4     6 5  
Dayton   4 4     5 6  
Marist   3 5     4 7  
Morehead State   3 5     4 7  
Stetson   1 7     2 9  
Davidson   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Kentucky Christian*OVCDNW 56–145,846
September 96:00 p.m.at No. 20 Liberty*BSNL 17–5817,118
September 167:00 p.m.at Austin Peay*OVCDNL 13–698,152
September 231:00 p.m.Dayton
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
OVCDNW 34–286,306
September 302:00 p.m.at CampbellBSNL 0–386,387
October 71:00 p.m.Butler
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
OVCDNL 6–444,465
October 145:00 p.m.at San DiegoThe W.tv via STADIUML 27–563,062
October 211:00 p.m.Stetson 
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
OVCDNW 29–268,987
October 282:00 p.m.at ValparaisoL 32–632,277
November 1112:00 p.m.at MaristL 31–381,356
November 181:00 p.m.Davidson
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
W 21–143,831
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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Kentucky Christian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 0 7 7 0 14
Eagles 7 28 14 7 56

At Liberty

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 10 7 0 17
No. 20 Flames 24 21 7 6 58

At Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 6 13
Governors 14 28 13 14 69

Dayton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 7 14 0 7 28
Eagles 7 0 6 21 34

At Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
Fighting Camels 0 17 14 7 38

Butler

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 10 14 6 44
Eagles 0 0 0 6 6

At San Diego

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 6 14 27
Toreros 28 21 7 0 56

Stetson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 0 10 10 6 26
Eagles 14 7 0 8 29

At Valparaiso

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 6 12 14 32
Crusaders 21 21 14 7 63

At Marist

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 3 14 0 31
Red Foxes 10 7 7 14 38

Davidson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 14 0 14
Eagles 7 0 14 0 21

References

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