1981 Morehead State Eagles football team

1981 Morehead State Eagles football
1981 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	1–9 (0–8 OVC)
Head coach	Steve Loney (1st season);
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Loney, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.

1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Murray State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Akron	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 17–20	18,212	^[1]
September 26	Middle Tennessee	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 7–20	7,500	^[2]
October 3	at No. 2 Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–20	9,500	^[3]
October 10	Austin Peay	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 28–42	8,000	^[4]
October 17	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 14–31		^[5]
October 24	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 17–35	12,110	^[6]
October 31	at Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 15–19	17,000	^[7]
November 7	Liberty Baptist*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 34–10	2,500	^[8]
November 14	Youngstown State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 7–38		^[9]
November 21	No. 1 Eastern Kentucky	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY (rivalry)	L 17–21		^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Nightmarish finish spoils Looney's debut at Morehead". The Lexington Herald-Leader. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aroused offense helps MTSU defeat Morehead". The Daily News-Journal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Murray's bounces weren't all bad as Morehead falls". The Paducah Sun. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Morehead star still can't prevent loss to Austin Peay". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Akron routs Morehead". The Ironton Tribune. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "74-yard punt return triggers 35–17 rout of troubled Morehead". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Toppers awake, thwart Morehead". Messenger-Inquirer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Flames lose to Morehead, 34–10". The News & Daily Advance. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown rips Morehead 38–7". The Park City Daily News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yeast helps Eastern top Morehead". The Advocate-Messenger. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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