# 2018 Morehead State Eagles football team

The 2018 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Rob Tenyer and played their home games at Jayne Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-PFL team

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Eagles having one player selected.

### Preseason coaches poll

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Eagles predicted to finish in eighth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | San Diego | 81 (9) |
| 2 | Dayton | 72 (1) |
| 3 | Drake | 58 |
| T–4 | Butler | 48 |
| T–4 | Valparaiso | 48 |
| 6 | Jacksonville | 47 |
| 7 | Marist | 44 |
| 8 | Morehead State | 22 |
| 9 | Stetson | 19 |
| 10 | Davidson | 11 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky* | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY (Old Hawg Rifle) | ESPN+ | L 23–49 | 10,230 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Mount St. Joseph* | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | W 48–19 | 3,216 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Austin Peay* | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 40–78 | 5,955 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Butler | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | Facebook Live | L 21–24 | 4,062 |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 34–51 | 5,557 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Davidson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | | W 35–28 | 3,721 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Valparaiso | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 8,145 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 21–48 | 1,345 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stetson | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | | L 24–48 | 2,571 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.n. | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | | L 20–63 | 2,325 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 6–43 | 3,287 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| Colonels | 18 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 49 |

### Mount St. Joseph

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Eagles | 14 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 48 |

### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 22 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 78 |
| Eagles | 14 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 40 |

### At Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 34 |

### At Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Eagles | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Foxes | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Hatters | 14 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 48 |

### At Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Flyers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |

### Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 9 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
| Eagles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |