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.[1]
| 1951 Morehead State Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–7 (0–6 OVC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | 9:00 p.m. | at Evansville |
| L 6–33 | 7,000 | [2][3][4] |
| September 22 | at Marshall | L 6–21 | [5] | |||
| September 29 | East Tennessee State* | Morehead, KY | W 14–0 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | Tennessee Tech | Morehead, KY | L 14–17 | [7] | ||
| October 13 | 8:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | L 7–20 | [8][9][10] | |
| October 20 | Middle Tennessee* | Morehead, KY | L 13–33 | [11] | ||
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | L 0–6 | [12][13] | ||
| November 3 | Murray State | Morehead, KY | L 0–14 | 2,800 | [14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. p. 68. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Scism, Daniel W. (September 15, 1951). "Aces Take Off Tonight Against Morehead at 8 P.M. in Reitz Bowl". The Evansville Courier. Evansville, Indiana. p. 8. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Scism, Daniel W. (September 16, 1951). "Evansville Gets Revenge On Morehead, 33-6". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 1C. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Scism, Daniel W. (September 16, 1951). "Aces Triumph (continued)". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 3C. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Marshall Slashes Morehead Eagles By 21-6 Count". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. Associated Press. September 23, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "State Buccaneers Handed 14-0 Defeat By Morehead". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. September 30, 1951. p. 3B. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tennessee Tech Defeats Morehead 17 to 14". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 7, 1951. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Toppers Host Revenge-Minded Morehead Tomorrow". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 12, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Western Comes From Behind To Take Morehead 20-7". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 14, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Feix Passes (continued)". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 14, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "MTS Scores 33-13 Triumph At Morehead". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. Associated Press. October 21, 1951. p. 2C. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eastern, Morehead Clash; 'Old Hawg Rifle' At Stake". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. October 27, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eastern Nips Morehead 6-0 in Annual Battle". Middlesboro Daily News. Middlesboro, Kentucky. October 29, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Murray Keeps OVC Lead In 14-0 Win Over Morehead". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. November 4, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State University. p. 11. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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