2020 Morehead State Eagles football team

The 2020 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rob Tenyer and play their home games at Jayne Stadium. They competed as members of the Pioneer Football League.

2020 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record4–3 (4–2 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTony Brinson (2nd season)
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson $^   4 1     4 2  
Valparaiso   4 2     4 2  
San Diego   4 2     4 2  
Morehead State   4 2     4 3  
Drake   2 3     2 3  
Stetson   0 4     0 4  
Butler   0 6     0 6  
Presbyterian   0 0     4 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Pioneer Football League suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Dayton and Marist opted out of the spring season.
    Presbyterian played a full PFL schedule, but was ineligible for the conference title, and its games were not counted in PFL standings.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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Morehead State's games scheduled against Presbyterian, Montana, and St. Andrews were canceled on July 27 due to the Pioneer Football League's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 12:00 p.m. at No. 2 James Madison* NBCSW/FloFootball L 0–52
March 13 12:00 p.m. at Presbyterian ESPN+ L 16–31
March 20 12:00 p.m. Stetson ESPN+ W 31–14
March 27 12:00 p.m. at Davidson L 21–24
April 3 3:00 p.m. at Butler W 35–14
April 10 12:00 p.m. Valparaiso
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+ W 28–24
April 17 4:00 p.m. Butler
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+ W 28–18

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References

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  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Morehead State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.