Morehead State Eagles | |
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University | Morehead State University |
Conference | OVC (primary) PFL (football) |
NCAA | Division I (FCS) (FCS) |
Athletic director | Kelly Wells |
Location | Morehead, Kentucky |
Varsity teams | 17 |
Football stadium | Jayne Stadium |
Basketball arena | Ellis Johnson Arena |
Baseball stadium | Allen Field |
Softball stadium | University Field |
Mascot | Beaker |
Nickname | Eagles |
Fight song | Fight, Fight, Fight for Morehead |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
Website | www |
The Morehead State Eagles are the athletic teams that represent Morehead State University (MSU), located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks (for football, the Football Championship Subdivision), primarily competing in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) since the 1948–49 academic year;[2][3] while its football team competes in the Pioneer Football League (PFL). The Eagles previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1933–34 to 1947–48; and in the defunct West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) from 1929–30 to 1932–33.