# Old Hawg Rifle

The Old Hawg Rifle is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Morehead State Eagles. The gun is an antique, pre-Revolutionary War muzzleloader that is rumored to have once been used in Kentucky's Rowan County War. The rifle has not been actively used in the rivalry since 1962, though the two teams have continued to play against each other since then. The rifle is currently kept on display in the Morehead State student center. The two teams have met 74 times on the football field, with Eastern Kentucky currently holding a 54–16–4 edge in the all-time series. Eastern Kentucky has won 29 out of the last 30 matchups.

## Game results

| Eastern Kentucky victories | Morehead State victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | 1924 | N/A | Eastern Kentucky | 14–0 |
| 2 | 1925 | N/A | Eastern Kentucky | 67–0 |
| 3 | 1927 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 12–6 |
| 4 | October 27, 1928 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 18–0 |
| 5 | 1929 | Morehead, KY | Morehead State | 13–6 |
| 6 | 1930 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 13–0 |
| 7 | November 14, 1931 | Morehead, KY | Tie | 0–0 |
| 8 | 1932 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 19–0 |
| 9 | November 11, 1933 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 6–0 |
| 10 | November 2, 1934 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 7–0 |
| 11 | November 2, 1935 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 53–0 |
| 12 | October 30, 1936 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 18–7 |
| 13 | October 30, 1937 | Morehead, KY | Morehead State | 26–0 |
| 14 | October 29, 1938 | Richmond, KY | Tie | 0–0 |
| 15 | October 28, 1939 | Morehead, KY | Morehead State | 7–6 |
| 16 | October 26, 1940 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 27–13 |
| 17 | November 15, 1941 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 32–13 |
| 18 | November 14, 1942 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 20–0 |
| 19 | November 2, 1946 | Morehead, KY | Morehead State | 12–6 |
| 20 | November 1, 1947 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 34–7 |
| 21 | October 30, 1948 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 7–0 |
| 22 | October 29, 1949 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 27–26 |
| 23 | October 28, 1950 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 14–7 |
| 24 | October 27, 1951 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 6–0 |
| 25 | October 25, 1952 | Morehead, KY | Tie | 20–20 |
| 26 | October 23, 1953 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 25–7 |
| 27 | October 23, 1954 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 12–8 |
| 28 | October 21, 1955 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 35–13 |
| 29 | November 10, 1956 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 19–0 |
| 30 | November 16, 1957 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 40–3 |
| 31 | November 15, 1958 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 24–6 |
| 32 | November 14, 1959 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 12–7 |
| 33 | November 12, 1960 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 21–9 |
| 34 | November 11, 1961 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 13–0 |
| 35 | November 10, 1962 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 20–12 |
| 36 | November 16, 1963 | Morehead, KY | Morehead State | 6–0 |
| 37 | November 14, 1964 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 10–7 |
| 38 | November 13, 1965 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 38–20 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 39 | November 12, 1966 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 21–19 |
| 40 | November 18, 1967 | Morehead, KY | Tie | 7–7 |
| 41 | November 23, 1968 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 35–7 |
| 42 | November 22, 1969 | Morehead, KY | Morehead State | 23–11 |
| 43 | November 21, 1970 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 16–13 |
| 44 | November 20, 1971 | Morehead, KY | Morehead State | 10–7 |
| 45 | November 18, 1972 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 28–6 |
| 46 | November 17, 1973 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 37–25 |
| 47 | November 23, 1974 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 21–14 |
| 48 | November 22, 1975 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 17–9 |
| 49 | November 20, 1976 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 31–12 |
| 50 | November 19, 1977 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 42–13 |
| 51 | November 18, 1978 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 30–0 |
| 52 | November 17, 1979 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 34–7 |
| 53 | November 22, 1980 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 18–14 |
| 54 | November 21, 1981 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 21–17 |
| 55 | November 20, 1982 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 20–3 |
| 56 | November 12, 1983 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 56–0 |
| 57 | November 10, 1984 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 48–38 |
| 58 | November 16, 1985 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 26–0 |
| 59 | November 22, 1986 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 23–6 |
| 60 | November 21, 1987 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 23–0 |
| 61 | November 19, 1988 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 39–17 |
| 62 | November 18, 1989 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 38–31 |
| 63 | November 17, 1990 | Richmond, KY | Morehead State | 27–17 |
| 64 | November 23, 1991 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 41–10 |
| 65 | November 21, 1992 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 37–9 |
| 66 | November 20, 1993 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 44–7 |
| 67 | November 19, 1994 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 54–7 |
| 68 | November 18, 1995 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 41–10 |
| 69 | September 13, 2008 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 16–8 |
| 70 | September 8, 2012 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 24–17 |
| 71 | September 21, 2013 | Morehead, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 56–24 |
| 72 | September 13, 2014 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 55–13 |
| 73 | August 30, 2018 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 49–23 |
| 74 | September 21, 2024 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 42–13 |
| Series: Eastern Kentucky leads 54–16–4 |||||