2016 Morehead State Eagles football team

The 2016 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rob Tenyer and played their home games at Jayne Stadium.[1] They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in a two-way tie for seventh place.

2016 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2016 record	4–7 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach	Rob Tenyer (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick St. Louis
Defensive coordinator	Zack Moore
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2016 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Dayton		7	–	1					9	–	2
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Marist		5	–	3					5	–	6
Jacksonville		4	–	3					5	–	5
Campbell		3	–	4					5	–	5
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Valparaiso		3	–	5					4	–	7
Butler		2	–	6					4	–	7
Stetson		2	–	6					4	–	7
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at No. 12 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MadiZone	L 7–80	23,626
September 10	6:00 PM	VMI*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 13–17	5,588
September 17	6:00 PM	Lincoln*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	W 56–6	7,275
September 24	2:00 PM	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 28–30	3,158
October 1	1:00 PM	Valparaiso	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	W 29–26	3,453
October 8	1:00 PM	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	TWCS	L 27–51	2,440
October 15	1:00 PM	Marist	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 41–44 ^OT	8,789
October 22	1:00 PM	Jacksonville	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 49–61	3,055
November 5	1:00 PM	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	BAA	W 54–28	4,896
November 12	1:00 PM	Campbell	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 21–27	6,255
November 19	1:00 PM	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	W 31–10	3,017
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
#12 Dukes	28	24	21	7	80

See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2015	L 7–56

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	14	3	0	17
Eagles	0	7	0	6	13

See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	L 40–43

Lincoln

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	6	0	0	6
Eagles	14	21	7	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	8	0	0	20	28
Bulldogs	6	10	14	0	30

See also: 2016 Drake Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–7	2015	W 38–35

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	10	3	6	26
Eagles	14	0	7	8	29

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–3	2015	W 36–29

at Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	13	7	27
Flyers	0	24	6	21	51

See also: 2016 Dayton Flyers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–16	2015	L 15–20

Marist

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Red Foxes	14	3	14	7	6	44
Eagles	14	0	14	10	3	41

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	W 20–17

Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	14	17	21	9	61
Eagles	14	21	7	7	49

See also: 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–11	2015	L 26–30

at Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	24	10	10	54
Bulldogs	0	7	7	14	28

See also: 2016 Butler Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–6	2015	W 34–21

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	0	13	7	27
Eagles	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2016 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2015	W 31–27

at Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	10	0	31
Wildcats	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2016 Davidson Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6	2015	W 34–0

References

1. "Six Home Games Highlight 2016 Football Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. January 28, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.