1981 Morehead State Eagles football team

1981 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–9 (0–8 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 0 0 12 2 0
No. 9 Murray State 5 3 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 5 3 0 7 4 0
Tennessee Tech 4 4 0 6 5 0
Middle Tennessee 4 4 0 6 5 0
Western Kentucky 4 4 0 6 5 0
Akron 4 4 0 5 5 0
Austin Peay 3 5 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 0 8 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Loney, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.