1979 Morehead State Eagles football team

1979 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Lichtenberg (1st season)
Home stadium	Jayne Stadium

1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Murray State $^	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Western Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Austin Peay	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	2
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Kentucky State*		Alumni Field Frankfort, KY	W 14–7	3,600
September 22	Middle Tennessee		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 28–7	3,000
September 29	at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–31
October 6	Austin Peay		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 7–0
October 13	Tennessee–Martin*		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 7–0
October 20	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	T 3–3
October 27	at Western Kentucky		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 3–0	19,800
November 3	Akron*	No. 10	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 17–23	4,000
November 10	at James Madison*		Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 3–16	4,800
November 17	No. 4 Eastern Kentucky		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY (rivalry)	L 7–34	9,600
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game