1951 Morehead State Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1951

| team = Morehead State Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Ohio Valley Conference

| short_conf = OVC

| record = 1–7

| conf_record = 0–6

| head_coach = Ellis T. Johnson

| hc_year = 13th

| captain =

| stadium =

}}

The 1951 Morehead State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Morehead State College—now known as Morehead State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Ellis T. Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–7 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the OVC.{{cite web |author= |title=2022 OVC Football Media Guide |url=https://ovcsports.com/news/2022/8/17/2022-ovc-football-media-guide-now-available.aspx |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=August 19, 2022 |page=68 |access-date=March 1, 2024 }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Evansville

| site_stadium = Reitz Bowl

| site_cityst = Evansville, IN

| attend = 7,000

| score = 6–33

| source = {{cite news |last=Scism |first=Daniel W. |title=Aces Take Off Tonight Against Morehead at 8 P.M. in Reitz Bowl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press/142420932/ |newspaper=The Evansville Courier |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=September 15, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Scism |first=Daniel W. |title=Evansville Gets Revenge On Morehead, 33-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press/142420730/ |newspaper=The Sunday Courier and Press |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=September 16, 1951 |page=1C |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Scism |first=Daniel W. |title=Aces Triumph (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press/142420876/ |newspaper=The Sunday Courier and Press |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=September 16, 1951 |page=3C |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 6–21

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Marshall Slashes Morehead Eagles By 21-6 Count |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun/142421136/ |newspaper=The Paducah Sun-Democrat |location=Paducah, Kentucky |agency=Associated Press |date=September 23, 1951 |page=13 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = East Tennessee State

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 14–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=State Buccaneers Handed 14-0 Defeat By Morehead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press/142335934/ |newspaper=Johnson City Press-Chronicle |location=Johnson City, Tennessee |agency=Associated Press |date=September 30, 1951 |page=3B |access-date=February 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tennessee Tech

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 14–17

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tennessee Tech Defeats Morehead 17 to 14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/142421280/ |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |agency=Associated Press |date=October 7, 1951 |page=5, section 2 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 8:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Western Kentucky

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| score = 7–20

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Toppers Host Revenge-Minded Morehead Tomorrow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/142421414/ |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=October 12, 1951 |page=11 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Western Comes From Behind To Take Morehead 20-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/142421480/ |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=October 14, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Feix Passes (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/142421526/ |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=October 14, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 13–33

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=MTS Scores 33-13 Triumph At Morehead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/142421611/ |newspaper=Bristol Herald Courier |location=Bristol, Virginia |agency=Associated Press |date=October 21, 1951 |page=2C |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Eastern Kentucky

| site_stadium = Hanger Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, KY

| gamename = Old Hawg Rifle

| score = 0–6

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Eastern, Morehead Clash; 'Old Hawg Rifle' At Stake |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald/141722052/ |newspaper=The Lexington Herald |location=Lexington, Kentucky |date=October 27, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Eastern Nips Morehead 6-0 in Annual Battle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/middlesboro-daily-news/141722297/ |newspaper=Middlesboro Daily News |location=Middlesboro, Kentucky |date=October 29, 1951 |page=2 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Murray State

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 0–14

| attend = 2,800

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Murray Keeps OVC Lead In 14-0 Win Over Morehead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun/142421705/ |newspaper=The Paducah Sun-Democrat |location=Paducah, Kentucky |date=November 4, 1951 |page=17 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

{{cite web |title=Football Record Book |url=https://msueagles.com/documents/2023/12/12/FootballRecordBook-After2023.pdf |publisher=Morehead State University |page=11 |access-date=February 29, 2024 }}

References

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