Old Hawg Rifle

{{Infobox sports rivalry

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| name = Old Hawg Rifle

| image =

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| team1 = Eastern Kentucky Colonels

| team1logo = Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo.svg

| team2 = Morehead State Eagles

| team2logo = Morehead State Eagles wordmark.svg

| sport = Football

| firstmeeting = 1924
Eastern Kentucky 14, Morehead State 0

| mostrecent = September 21, 2024
Eastern Kentucky 42, Morehead State 13

| nextmeeting =

| total = 74

| series = Eastern Kentucky leads, 54–16–4

| largestvictory = Eastern Kentucky, 67–0 (1925)

| longeststreak = Eastern Kentucky, 18 (1972–1989)

| longestunbeatenstreak =

| currentstreak = Eastern Kentucky, 11 (1991–present)

| currentunbeatenstreak =

| trophy = Old Hawg Rifle

| trophy series =

| stadiums =

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| height = 250

| caption = Locations of Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State

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| label1 = Eastern Kentucky

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| label-color1 = black

| mark2 = Blue pog.svg

| label2 = Morehead State

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The Old Hawg Rifle is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Morehead State Eagles.{{Cite web |url=http://www.petespoll.com/i-aa/rivalries/ |title=Pete's I-AA FCS Football Weekly |access-date=2013-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103000354/http://petespoll.com/i-aa/rivalries/ |archive-date=2012-11-03 |url-status=dead }} The gun is an antique, pre-Revolutionary War muzzleloader that is rumored to have once been used in Kentucky's Rowan County War.{{cite web|date= September 11, 2008| title=The Battle for the Old Hawg Rifle|publisher=The Eastern Progress |url=http://www.easternprogress.com/2008/09/11/the-battle-for-the-old-hawg-riflebr/|access-date=2013-09-09}} 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, including the last 11 consecutive matchups.{{cite web|date= November 10, 1961| title=Eastern, Morehead Collide Tomorrow In "Old Hawg Rifle" Tilt |publisher=The Eastern Progress| url=http://encompass.eku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=progress_1961-62&sei-redir=1&referer=|access-date=2013-09-09}}{{cite web|date= October 25, 1940| title=Eastern Meets Morehead Here Tomorrow|publisher=The Eastern Progress| url=http://encompass.eku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=progress_1940-41&sei-redir=1&referer=|access-date=2013-09-09}}{{cite news|date= November 15, 1963| title=Air Duel Expected In Kentucky-Baylor Clash|newspaper=Park City Daily News| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1697&dat=19631115&id=KtIdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F0cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5693,1187875 |access-date=2013-09-09}}

Game results

{{Sports rivalry series table

| team1 = Eastern Kentucky

| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Eastern Kentucky Colonels}}

| team2 = Morehead State

| team2style = {{NCAA color cell|Morehead State Eagles}}

| format = compact | series_summary = yes | cols=2

| 1924 | N/A |Eastern Kentucky|14|Morehead State|0

| 1925 | N/A |Eastern Kentucky|67|Morehead State|0

| 1927 | Morehead, KY |Eastern Kentucky|12|Morehead State|6

| 1929 | Morehead, KY |Morehead State|13|Eastern Kentucky|6

| 1930 | Richmond, KY |Eastern Kentucky|13|Morehead State|0

| November 14, 1931 | Morehead, KY |Tie|0|Tie|0

| 1932 | Richmond, KY |Eastern Kentucky|19|Morehead State|0

| October 29, 1938 | Richmond, KY |Tie|0|Tie|0

| October 25, 1952 | Morehead, KY |Tie|20|Tie|20

| November 18, 1967 | Morehead, KY |Tie|7|Tie|7

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References

Category:College football rivalry trophies in the United States

Category:Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

Category:Morehead State Eagles football

Old Hawg Rifle

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