1985 Morehead State Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1985

| team = Morehead State Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Ohio Valley Conference

| short_conf = OVC

| record = 1–10

| conf_record = 0–7

| head_coach = Bill Baldridge

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Jayne Stadium

}}

The 1985 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Baldridge, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the OVC.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1985

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 10–27

| attend = 9,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-marshalls-fodor/159452365/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Marshall's Fodor foils MSU's opener with 3 TD passes|date=September 8, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = JMU Stadium

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| score = 14–35

| attend = 11,700

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87001848/morehead-suffers-2nd-loss/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Morehead suffers 2nd loss|date=September 15, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1985|team=Salem Tigers|title=Salem}}

| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 41–14

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-morehead-rolls-despi/160190080/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Morehead rolls despite losing 3 players|date=September 22, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = l

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 14–33

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-middle-tennessee-rips-more/160124736/|work=Florida Today|title=Middle Tennessee rips Morehead State|date=September 29, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Murray State

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Roy Stewart Stadium

| site_cityst = Murray, KY

| score = 9–35

| attend = 14,800

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-sophomore-scores/160131434/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Sophomore scores 3 TDs as Murray routs Morehead|date=October 6, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| opponent = Austin Peay

| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 10–14

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-govs-edge-eagles/160185782/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Govs edge Eagles|date=October 13, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = l

| opponent = Akron

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 9–38

| attend = 5,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-akron-stays-on-ground-to/160129546/|work=The Paducah Sun|title=Akron stays on ground to shoot down Eagles|date=October 20, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Tennessee Tech

| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium

| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN

| score = 6–59

| attend = 9,423

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-tech-victory-spells-relie/160187772/|newspaper=The Tennessean|title=Tech victory spells relief|date=October 27, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Western Kentucky

| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| score = 13–26

| attend = 10,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-toppers-shake-d/160118096/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Toppers shake doldrums to win|date=November 3, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| opponent = Eastern Kentucky

| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–26

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-advocate-messenger-eastern-blanks-mo/160134843/|work=The Advocate-Messenger|title=Eastern blanks Morehead|date=November 17, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Youngstown State

| site_stadium = Stambaugh Stadium

| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH

| score = 17–20

| attend = 4,173

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-touchdown-at-04/160184461/|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Touchdown at 0:45 trips Morehead 20–17|date=November 23, 1985|accessdate=December 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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