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. 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
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

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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

Lincoln

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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