1983 Morehead State Eagles football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1983
| team = Morehead State Eagles
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Ohio Valley Conference
| short_conf = OVC
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Steve Loney
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Jayne Stadium
}}
{{1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1983 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Loney, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the OVC.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1983
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1983|team=Kentucky State Thorobreds|title=Kentucky State}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Frankfort, KY
| score = 3–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-journal-ksu-wins-for-first-tim/158945908/|work=The State Journal|title=KSU wins for first time over OVC school|date=September 11, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| score = 0–35
| attend = 9,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-marshalls-thunderin/143950958/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Marshall's thundering herd crushes Morehead State 35–0|date=September 18, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| score = 17–56
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-morehead-routed-561/158932590/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Morehead routed 56–17 by Middle|date=September 25, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = Roy Stewart Stadium
| site_cityst = Murray, KY
| score = 0–38
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-cannon-paces-murray-s/158939731/|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|title=Cannon paces Murray State|date=October 2, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| opponent = Austin Peay
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| score = 3–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-freshman-qb-sparks-go/158942049/|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|title=Freshman QB sparks Govs to 14–3 win|date=October 9, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| score = 0–31
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-akron-u-stays-o/158933731/|work=The Akron Beacon Journal|title=Akron U stays on the ground, in command|date=October 16, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 3–14
| attend = 5,384
| source ={{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-akron-deals-a-jolt-t/158933856/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Morehead falls, 14–3|date=October 23, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| score = 7–38
| attend = 14,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-embree-led-tops/158881008/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Embree-led Tops rip Morehead 38–7|date=October 30, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Liberty Baptist
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| score = 24–16
| attend = 1,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-hanlin-helps-morehea/144489348/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Hanlin helps Morehead end 11-game losing streak|date=November 6, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–56
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-eastern-mauls-m/143945560/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Eastern mauls Morehead|date=November 13, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = Stambaugh Stadium
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| score = 27–20
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-morehead-ices-penguins/158944368/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Morehead ices Penguins|date=November 20, 1983|accessdate=November 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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