1978 Morehead State Eagles football team

The 1978 Morehead State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Morehead State University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Wayne Chapman, the Eagles compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for last place in the OVC, and were outscored by a total of 206 to 145.[1] The team played its home games at Jayne Stadium in Morehead, Kentucky.

1978 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1978 record2–6–1 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ 7 0 0  8 2 0
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 1 0  8 2 0
Tennessee Tech 4 3 0  5 6 0
Austin Peay 4 3 0  6 4 0
Murray State 2 5 0  4 7 0
Morehead State 2 5 0  2 6 1
East Tennessee State 2 5 0  4 7 0
Middle Tennessee 1 6 0  1 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

On November 7, 1978, Chapman announced that he was resigning as the school's head football coach, effective at the end of the season.[2] In three years as Morehead's head coach, Chapman compiled a 6–21–3 record. In December 1978, Morehead announced the hiring of Tom Lichtenberg to replace Chapman.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16Kentucky StateT 7–7
September 23at No. 17 Middle Tennessee StateL 6–9
September 30Murray State
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
W 49–32
October 7at Austin PeayL 16–19
October 14at UT MartinL 9–23
October 21Tennessee Tech
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 20–21
October 28Western Kentucky
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 7–35
November 4at East Tennessee StateW 31-30
November 18at Eastern KentuckyL 0–30
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. "Morehead State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. "Morehead's Chapman resigns". The Messenger. November 8, 1978. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "ISU's Lichtenberg to Morehead State". The Des Moines Register. December 16, 1978. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
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