1951 Morehead State Eagles football team

1951 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–7 (0–6 OVC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 159:00 p.m.at Evansville
L 6–337,000[2][3][4]
September 22at Marshall
L 6–21[5]
September 29East Tennessee State*Morehead, KYW 14–0[6]
October 6Tennessee TechMorehead, KYL 14–17[7]
October 138:30 p.m.at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYL 7–20[8][9][10]
October 20Middle Tennessee*Morehead, KYL 13–33[11]
October 277:30 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky
L 0–6[12][13]
November 3Murray StatedaggerMorehead, KYL 0–142,800[14]

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References

  1. ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. p. 68. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  3. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  7. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  8. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  9. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Feix Passes (continued)". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 14, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  12. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  13. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  14. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State University. p. 11. Retrieved February 29, 2024.


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