1978 Morehead State Eagles football team
The 1978 Morehead State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Morehead State University in 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 tie for last 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 |
| 1978 record | 2–6–1 (1–5 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Jayne Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 16 | Kentucky State | T 7–7 | |
| September 23 | at No. 17 Middle Tennessee State | L 6–9 | |
| September 30 | Murray State |
| W 49–32 |
| October 7 | at Austin Peay | L 16–19 | |
| October 14 | at UT Martin | L 9–23 | |
| October 21 | Tennessee Tech |
| L 20–21 |
| October 28 | Western Kentucky |
| L 7–35 |
| November 4 | at East Tennessee State | W 31-30 | |
| November 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 0–30 | |
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References
- "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.