The Morehead State Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Morehead State University located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League, the only public school in the conference. Morehead State's first football team was fielded in 1927. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Phil Simms Stadium (historically Jayne Stadium) in Morehead, Kentucky.

History Classifications 1962–1972: NCAA College Division 1973–1977: NCAA Division II 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships 1924–1928: Independent 1929–1932: West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1933: Independent 1934–1941: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1942–1945: Independent 1946–1947: Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1948–1995: Ohio Valley Conference 1996–2000: NCAA Division I-AA independent 2001–present: Pioneer Football League

Championships Conference championships Morehead State has won two conference championships, one shared and one outright. 1962† Guy D. Penny Ohio Valley Conference 5–3 4–2 1966 Guy D. Penny Ohio Valley Conference 7–2 6–1 † co-champions

Divisional championships From 2001 to 2005, the Pioneer Football League was divided into North and South Divisions. As winners of the Pioneer Football League's South Division, Morehead State has made four appearances in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Morehead State shared the Division title with Jacksonville in 2004, but the tie-breaker allowed the Eagles to represent the division in the championship game.

2002 Matt Ballard PFL South Dayton L 0–28 2003 Matt Ballard PFL South Valparaiso L 42–54 2004 Matt Ballard PFL South† Drake L 17–20 2005 Matt Ballard PFL South San Diego L 40–47 † Denotes co-champions

Notable former players

Notable alumni include: QB Mike Gottfried (1962–1965) C Nick Nighswander (1970–1973) TE Gary Shirk (1970–1973) QB Phil Simms (1975–1978) LB Rob Lyttle (1994) DB Greg Bright (1976–1980) LB Zack Moore (1996–1998) QB David Dinkins (1998–2000) DB David Hyland (2005–2008) DL Derik Steiner (2006–2009)

Future non-conference opponents Announced schedules as of June 15, 2026.

Ohio Dominican at Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Tech Kentucky Christian at North Dakota at Austin Peay at Western Illinois

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