2024 Morehead State Eagles football team

2024 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record7–5 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorWil Truelove (1st season)
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
2024 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Drake $^   7 – 1     8 – 3  
San Diego   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Butler   5 – 3     9 – 3  
  5 – 3     7 – 5  
St. Thomas (MN)*   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Dayton   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Davidson   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Presbyterian   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Valparaiso   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Marist   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Stetson   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Pioneer Football League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Jason Woodman and played home games at Jayne Stadium located in Morehead, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 p.m.Central State (OH)*
ESPN+W 17–106,155
September 76:00 p.m.Kentucky Christian*
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+W 48–78,188
September 143:00 p.m.at No. 8 Montana*
ESPN+L 2–5925,808
September 216:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky*
ESPN+L 13–427,087
September 281:00 p.m.Valparaiso
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+W 17–52,552
October 51:00 p.m.at Butler
ESPN+L 6–404,516
October 122:00 p.m.Presbyterian
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+W 14–78,285
October 2612:00 p.m.at Dayton
Facebook LiveW 14–62,826
November 21:00 p.m.St. Thomas (MN)
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+W 21–74,105
November 91:00 p.m.at Davidson
ESPN+L 14–312,356
November 161:00 p.m.at Drake
ESPN+W 29–202,976
November 231:00 p.m.San Diego
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
ESPN+L 14–373,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at No. 8 Montana

See also: 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team
Game Three – Morehead State Eagles (2–0) at No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 202
No. 8 Grizzlies 15 24 13759

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 25,808
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hansen
Statistics MORE MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Morehead State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Eastern Kentucky (Old Hawg Rifle)

See also: 2024 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team and Old Hawg Rifle
Game Four – Morehead State Eagles (2–1) vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 7 3013
Colonels 14 7 71442

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,087
  • Referee: Michael Frain
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
  • MSU – Thomas Schwartz V 31-yard field goal, 8:44. Morehead State 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 3:55.
  • EKU – Dequan Stanley 21-yard pass from Matt Morrissey (Patrick Nations kick), 3:35. Eastern Kentucky 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:03.
  • EKU – Joshua Carter 14-yard run (Patrick Nations kick), 1:15. Eastern Kentucky 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:37.
Second quarter
  • MSU – Isaac Stopke 2-yard run (Thomas Schwartz V kick), 11:59. Eastern Kentucky 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:16.
  • EKU – Dequan Stanley 27-yard pass from Matt Morrissey (Patrick Nations kick), 4:47. Eastern Kentucky 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:51.
Third quarter
  • EKU – Matt Morrissey 1-yard run (Patrick Nations kick), 10:12. Eastern Kentucky 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:41.
  • MSU – Thomas Schwartz V 34-yard field goal, 1:18. Eastern Kentucky 28–13. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:41.
Fourth quarter
  • EKU – Brayden Latham 7-yard run (Patrick Nations kick), 11:23. Eastern Kentucky 35–10. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:50.
  • EKU – Telly McCallister 11-yard run (Patrick Nations kick), 4:13. Eastern Kentucky 42–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:06.
Statistics MORE EKU
First downs 13 27
Total yards 228 463
Rushing yards 77 301
Passing yards 151 162
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–27–2 13–19–0
Time of possession 31:08 28:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Morehead State Passing Bryce Patterson 8/14, 106 yds, INT
Rushing James Louis 13 rushes, 69 yds
Receiving Nathan Garnett Jr. 4 receptions, 55 yds
Eastern Kentucky Passing Matt Morrissey 13/19, 162 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Brayden Latham 11 rushes, 76 yds, TD
Receiving Dequan Stanley 3 receptions, 49 yds, 2 TD

References

  1. ^ "2024 Football Schedule - Morehead State University Athletics". MSU Eagles Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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