# 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team

The 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Rob Tenyer and played their home games at Jayne Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Eagles were picked to finish tied for ninth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
| 2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
| 3 | Drake | 64 |
| 4 | Marist | 52 |
| 5 | Davidson | 48 |
| 6 | Stetson | 44 |
| 7 | Butler | 37 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
| 9 | Morehead State | 15 |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 15 |

### Preseason All-PFL teams

The Eagles had one player selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Union (KY)* | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | W 44–7 | 6,156 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Illinois State* | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL | ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 11,256 |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Kentucky Christian* | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | W 73–34 | 7,133 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Murray State* | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | L 7–59 | 11,921 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Davidson | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 31–42 | 4,944 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | W 30–22 | 1,433 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Butler | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 9,244 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | MC22 | L 17–36 | 2,134 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 35–49 | 4,358 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | Brown FieldValparaiso, IN | ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 1,477 |
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | WCC Network | L 20–52 | 1,898 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 16–31 | 2,134 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Union (KY)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Eagles | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 44 |

### At Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 16 Redbirds | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 42 |

### Kentucky Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Eagles | 21 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 73 |

### At Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Racers | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |

### Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |

### At Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |

### Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Eagles | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### At Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 36 |

### Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### At Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |

### At San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Toreros | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 52 |

### Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |