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Craig Cunningham caught a 22-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and added a 4-yard scoring run to cap the scoring in the third to help Morehead State beat Valparaiso 17-13 on Saturday. Cunningham had seven rushes for 18 yards and he caught two passes for 27 yards. Fellow running back Isaac Stopke carried it 17 times for 118 yards for Morehead State (4-5, 2-3 Pioneer), which has won two straight games. Carter Cravens was 16 of 25 for 158 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Thomas Schwartz made a 41-yard field goal to pull Morehead State within 13-10 - a week after making a field goal from the same distance in the closing seconds of a 23-21 victory over Marist. Dawaiian McNeely and Rowan Keefe each had a short touchdown run in the first half - both capping drives of 75-plus yards - for Valparaiso (1-7, 0-4). Keefe was 9 of 15 for 154 yards with an interception. The Eagles forced Valpo into four turnovers on downs, and Jackson Benjamin came up with Morehead State's second interception of the season. - AP College Football

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RB Isaac Stopke, Morehead State
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10/21/25 - Dillon Schobourgh, Sr/2026, Morehead State, 6-0, 225 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

WEEK 8 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dillon Schobourgh, Morehead State (Senior, Linebacker, Toronto, Canada),...Schobourgh led the Eagles with 11 tackles, including three sacks, as the Eagles held off Marist for a 23-21 PFL victory. His three sacks tied the PFL season best and is fourth most in the FCS this season. Late in the first half, he scored his second sack on a Marist 4th-and-3 play to force a turnover on downs, with the resulting Morehead State possession resulting in a field goal. Along with the three sacks, he also had a tackle for no gain, and four tackles for gains of three yards or less. Marist averaged 5.2 yards per play and only 3.3 yards per rush against the Eagles. - Pioneer Football League Football

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ILB Dillon Schobourgh, Morehead State
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10/21/25 - Thomas Schwartz V, rJr/2027, Morehead State, 6-0, 175 (DS#999 K) + More +

WEEK 8 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Thomas Schwartz V, Morehead State (Junior (RS), Kicker, Treynor, Iowa),...Attempting field goals for the first time this season, Schwartz connected on a pair, including the game-winner with three seconds remaining, as Morehead State toppled Marist 23-21 in PFL action. Schwartz has mainly handled kickoff duties only for the Eagles until Week 8, but started his day with a 40-yard field goal to give Morehead State a 13-0 halftime lead. He followed that with his game-winning 41-yarder. In his regular kickoff duties, he had three touchbacks on six kickoffs and a net of 40.2 yards per kick. - Pioneer Football League Football

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K Thomas Schwartz V, Morehead State
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10/19/25 - Carter Cravens, rSr/2026, Morehead State, 6-1, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Thomas Schwartz V drilled a 41-yard field goal with three seconds left for Morehead State in a 23-21 win over Marist on Saturday. Marist (3-4, 1-3 in PFL) took its first lead of the game with 31 seconds left in the game off a 1-yard rush from Carter James, 21-20, after being down 20-0 in the third quarter. Morehead State (3-5, 1-3 in PFL) returned the kickoff for 45 yards, and the Eagles were set up on Marist's 33-yard line. Quarterback Carter Cravens got Morehead State safely into field goal territory on a 9-yard pass, and Schwartz nailed the kick.

Cravens went 11-for-16 with 139 yards. Ryan Upp recorded 109 receiving yards and Isaac Stopke rushed for 88 yards and one touchdown. Cannon Dinger also had a receiving touchdown. James started the comeback effort with under three minutes left in the third quarter for the Red Foxes scoring on a short pass from quarterback Sonny Mannino. Mannino rushed for the next score and James gave Marist the brief lead in the final minute. Mannino had 207 yards on 21-for-33 passing. - AP College Football

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09/23/25 - Carter Cravens, rSr/2026, Morehead State, 6-1, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

WEEK 4 PFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: Morehead State quarterback Carter Cravens completed 18-of-23 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score in a victory against Kentucky Christian. - Pioneer Football League

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QB Carter Cravens, Morehead State
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09/20/25 - Carter Cravens, rSr/2026, Morehead State, 6-1, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Carter Cravens scored a career-high five touchdowns - four in the air and one on the ground - as Morehead State beat NAIA member Kentucky Christian 45-28 on Saturday. Cravens was 18-for-23 for 311 yards with scoring throws to Ryan Upp, Montez Green and Cannon Dinger as Morehead State averaged over 17 yards per completion. Upp caught seven passes for 139 yards and two scores.

The Eagles (2-2) set the tone with a 10-0 first quarter, then stacked three touchdowns in the second to take a 31-14 lead into halftime. After Kentucky Christian (1-2) pulled within 31-21 in the third, Morehead State answered with two quick strikes to make it 45-21, never letting the margin shrink to one score. Morehead State overpowered the game on the ground with 289 rushing yards. Craig Cunningham ran 20 times for 138 yards, Isaac Stopke added 102 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, and Cravens kept one for a 15-yard score. Knights' quarterback Jackson Wasik threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns, all to Jason Cobb, who finished with four receptions for 38 yards. Jovari Gamble broke off a 75-yard touchdown run and led KCU with 93 rushing yards. - AP College Football

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QB Carter Cravens, Morehead State
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08/30/25 - Carter Cravens, rSr/2026, Morehead State, 6-1, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Carter Cravens threw for a touchdown and ran for two more to lead Morehead State to a 38-31 win over Allen University on Saturday night in a season opener for both teams. Cravens was 16 for 21 for 219 yards and rushed for 71 yards on eight attempts. Morehead State running back Craig Cunningham rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on 12 attempts and Ryan Upp led the team with eight catches for 90 yards. Sidney Webb returned a kickoff for an 83-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to put Morehead State up by two scores.

Allen quarterback Jamir Dismukes was 25 for 37 for 301 yards and two touchdowns. He rushed a game-high 18 times for 32 yards. He connected with Nanders Lawrence for a game-high 96 yards and a touchdown on eight catches. Fabian Duncan excelled around the goal line for Allen, scoring a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs in either half. The two sides went back-and-forth at the end of the first half. Cravens scrambled for a touchdown inside three minutes, before Duncan responded with a touchdown run with 34 seconds remaining. Morehead State managed to go 58 yards in that span to end the half with a 21-yard field goal. - AP College Football

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QB Carter Cravens, Morehead State
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10/18/22 - Nathan Hazlett, rSr/2025, Morehead State, 6-2, 220 (DS#999 K) + More +

SEPT 19 PIONEER FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nathan Hazlett, Morehead State, (RSo., K, Danville, Kentucky),...Hazlett was a perfect 7-of-7 on PATs and averaged 60.9 yards on eight kickoffs in Morehead State's 49-14 victory against Kentucky Christian, Saturday. Hazlett had two touchbacks on his eight kickoffs and Kentucky Christian averaged just 20 yards per return on its six returns, giving it an average starting field position of its own 24-yard line. Hazlett is one of nine PFL kickers who have not missed a PAT this season, improving to 9-of-9 on the year. - Pioneer League Football

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K Nathan Hazlett, Morehead State
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08/08/22 - Cooper Krezek, rSr/2025, Morehead State, 6-0, 200 (DS#999 SS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM (COACHES): DB Cooper Krezek, Morehead State,...From Kansas City, Mo., Krezek made an impression in the defensive backfield, ranking second on the team and among PFL leaders with 80 total tackles. He also had 10 passes defended. He compiled six games with at least eight tackles and ended with six tackles for loss. Krezek was chosen to the official Second-Team All-PFL team. - Morehead State Football

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SS Cooper Krezek, Morehead State
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08/08/22 - Brady McKnight, Sr/2025, Morehead State, 6-1, 200 (DS#999 LS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM (COACHES): LS Brady McKnight, Morehead State,...McKnight, from Stephens City, Va., helped the Eagles lead the PFL in punting in 2021 with no bad snaps. His efforts helped punter Andrew Foster set a PFL record for punting average and also set and re-set the program record for consecutive PATs made. McKnight was named First-Team All-PFL and to the Academic All-PFL Team as well. He was also named Freshman All-American by two separate outlets. - Morehead State Football

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LS Brady McKnight, Morehead State
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08/08/22 - Cam Marriott, rSr/2023, Morehead State, 6-2, 300 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM (COACHES): OL Cam Marriott, Morehead State,...Marriott, a mainstay on the offensive line for the past four seasons, is from Redlands, Calif. He was named First-Team All-PFL in 2021 as well as First-Team Academic All-PFL. He helped the Eagles rank among the top teams in the nation in offensive yardage and particularly the passing game. - Morehead State Football

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OG Cam Marriott, Morehead State
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11/29/21 - BJ Byrd, rSr/2022, Morehead State, 5-10, 184 (DS#70 WR) + More +

2021 PIONEER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): BJ Byrd, Morehead State,...Byrd, of Richmond, California, ended the regular season as the FCS' top receiver. He led the subdivision with 1,313 receiving yards, 90 receptions, and 8.2 receptions per game in 2021. Byrd also ranked second in touchdown receptions (13) and receiving yards per game (119.4 ypg) during the season. He had eight 100-yard receiving performances in 11 games, including a 223-yard, four-touchdown day against Stetson. Byrd is one of 25 finalists for the Stats Perform FCS Walter Payton Award. - Pioneer Football League

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WR BJ Byrd, Morehead State
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11/29/21 - Vaughn Taylor Jr., rSr/2022, Morehead State, 6-3, 252 (DS#73 DE) + More +

2021 PIONEER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Vaughn Taylor Jr., Morehead State,...Taylor, of Washington, D.C., led all PFL defenders with 23 tackles for loss and his 2.09 tackles for loss per game, ranking second among all FCS athletes in 2021. He also finished the season tied for second in the PFL with 9.5 sacks and was 14th with 71 total tackles, ranking 20th among FCS players in sacks per game (0.86). He recorded a sack in eight of 11 games in 2021, including all five games in October, and had a tackle for loss in all 11 games. Taylor is one of 25 finalists for the Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award. - Pioneer Football League

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DE Vaughn Taylor Jr., Morehead State
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11/20/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State, 6-1, 213 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Mark Pappas threw three touchdown passes and Issiah Aguero ran for 123 yards as Morehead State rolled past Valparaiso 51-38 in the regular season finale on Saturday. The Eagles (7-4, 6-2) finish tied for third place with St. Thomas in the Pioneer Football League, a game back of Davidson and San Diego. Morehead State has posted a winning record in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2002 and 2003, and its seven wins is the most since 2015.

Pappas threw all three of his touchdowns to DeVonte Adams, who finished with three catches for 169 yards. The pair connected from 33 yards out for the game's first score and again from 12 yards out midway through the third quarter. Their final touchdown came on a 57-yard strike with 4:49 left in the third quarter to give the Eagles a 34-17 lead. Pappas was 21 of 32 for 389 yards, but was intercepted in the fourth quarter by Nathan Orlandini, who returned it 20 yards for a touchdown. Ben Nimz was 19 of 332 for 230 yards and two touchdowns for the Beacons (4-7, 4-4) but was picked off three times. Robert Washington carried 33 times for 159 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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11/14/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State, 6-1, 213 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Mark Pappas and BJ Byrd connected on a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left, their fourth scoring play, and Morehead State beat Stetson 36-35 on Saturday. Byrd caught 12 passes for a career-high 223 yards with the four touchdowns setting a school record. He also set the program's single-season mark for yardage (1,214), catches (85) and TDs (13). It was his FCS-leading eighth 100-plus-yard game, and was just eight shy of setting a record for single-game yards. Pappas was 26-of-54 passing for 395 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions for Morehead State (6-4, 5-2). The Eagles held Stetson to a three-and-out, and took over at their 7-yard line with 2:44 remaining. Pappas connected with Byrd on a 44-yard toss and on a third-and-5, Pappas found Michael Armour down to the 3-yard line. Byrd, a Jacksonville transfer leaped over his defender for the go-ahead score. The two-point failed again, but the Eagle defense held Stetson on its side of the 50 to seal it. Alex Piccirilli was also intercepted three times for Stetson (3-6, 1-5). - AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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