1989 Morehead State Eagles football team

1989 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–10, 4 wins forfeited (0–6 OVC, 2 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Tennessee State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bill Baldridge, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the OVC. Morehead was found to have played an ineligible player, and as a result forfeited four of their victories.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 11 Marshall*
L 7–3018,153[3]
September 16Kentucky State*
L 38–0 (forfeit)[4]
September 23Liberty*
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 14–345,200[5]
September 30at Samford*
L 35–28 (forfeit)2,430[6]
October 7at Murray State
L 13–2710,850[7]
October 14Middle Tennessee
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 3–34[8]
October 21at Tennessee State
L 14–234,187[9]
October 28at Austin Peay
L 23–22 (forfeit)[10]
November 4Tennessee Tech
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
L 14–8 (forfeit)[11]
November 11at Cincinnati*
W 13–10[12]
November 18No. 10 Eastern Kentucky
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY (rivalry)
L 31–38 3OT[13]

References

  1. ^ "Morehead to forfeit two OVC football wins". The Courier-Journal. May 12, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Middle Tenn. getss OVC nod". The Courier-Journal. August 3, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marshall's second half stings Morehead 30–7". The Courier-Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Morehead pulls away vs. KSU". The State Journal. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Liberty breaks free, tops Morehead 34–14". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morehead rides ground game to victory". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Racers heal OVC ills despite sickly Proctor". The Paducah Sun. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Middle drills Morehead 34–3; chest pains send Baldridge to hospital". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee State thwarts Morehead's comeback". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Swartz passes Simms as Eagles prevail". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Swartz, Morehead beat Tech 14–8". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UC humbled again". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Eastern Kentucky sneaks by Eagles". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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