The 1978 Morehead State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Morehead State University as a member of 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 three-way tie for five 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 | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (1–5 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Jayne Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Kentucky State* | T 7–7 | 6,500 | [4] | |
| September 23 | at Middle Tennessee | L 6–9 | [5] | ||
| September 30 | Murray State |
| W 49–32 | 6,000 | [6] |
| October 7 | at Austin Peay | L 16–19 | [7] | ||
| October 14 | at Tennessee–Martin* | L 9–23 | [8] | ||
| October 21 | Tennessee Tech |
| L 20–21 | [9] | |
| October 28 | No. 8 Western Kentucky |
| L 7–35 | 9,000 | [10] |
| November 4 | at East Tennessee State | W 31–30 | [11] | ||
| November 18 | at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky | L 0–30 | 9,500 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Morehead State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Morehead's Chapman resigns". The Messenger. November 8, 1978. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISU's Lichtenberg to Morehead State". The Des Moines Register. December 16, 1978. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wild finish leaves Morehead, Kentucky State in 7–7 deadlock". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU–Morehead". The Park City Daily News. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Simms dirests Morehead byy Murray State 49–32". The Paducah Sun. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs roar back, top Bald Eagles". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacers claim victory". The Jackson Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead downed". The Kentucky Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hall's arm dooms Eagles". The Park City Daily News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead holds off Bucs, 31–30". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Patton, Flores, Simms set marks as Eastern routs Morehead 30–0". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.