Old Hawg Rifle

Old Hawg Rifle
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Morehead State Eagles
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First meeting1924
Eastern Kentucky 14, Morehead State 0
Latest meetingSeptember 21, 2024
Eastern Kentucky 42, Morehead State 13
TrophyOld Hawg Rifle
Statistics
Meetings total74
All-time seriesEastern Kentucky leads, 54–16–4
Largest victoryEastern Kentucky, 67–0 (1925)
Longest win streakEastern Kentucky, 18 (1972–1989)
Current win streakEastern Kentucky, 11 (1991–present)
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The Old Hawg Rifle is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Morehead State Eagles.[1] The gun is an antique, pre-Revolutionary War muzzleloader that is rumored to have once been used in Kentucky's Rowan County War.[2] The rifle has not been actively used in the rivalry since 1962, though the two teams have continued to play against each other since then. The rifle is currently kept on display in the Morehead State student center. The two teams have met 74 times on the football field, with Eastern Kentucky currently holding a 54–16–4 edge in the all-time series. Eastern Kentucky has won 29 out of the last 30 matchups.[3][4][5]

Game results

Eastern Kentucky victoriesMorehead State victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 1924 N/A Eastern Kentucky14–0
2 1925 N/A Eastern Kentucky67–0
3 1927 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky12–6
4 October 27, 1928 Richmond, KY Morehead State18–0
5 1929 Morehead, KY Morehead State13–6
6 1930 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky13–0
7 November 14, 1931 Morehead, KY Tie0–0
8 1932 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky19–0
9 November 11, 1933 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky6–0
10 November 2, 1934 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky7–0
11 November 2, 1935 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky53–0
12 October 30, 1936 Richmond, KY Morehead State18–7
13 October 30, 1937 Morehead, KY Morehead State26–0
14 October 29, 1938 Richmond, KY Tie0–0
15 October 28, 1939 Morehead, KY Morehead State7–6
16 October 26, 1940 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky27–13
17 November 15, 1941 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky32–13
18 November 14, 1942 Richmond, KY Morehead State20–0
19 November 2, 1946 Morehead, KY Morehead State12–6
20 November 1, 1947 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky34–7
21 October 30, 1948 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky7–0
22 October 29, 1949 Richmond, KY Morehead State27–26
23 October 28, 1950 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky14–7
24 October 27, 1951 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky6–0
25 October 25, 1952 Morehead, KY Tie20–20
26 October 23, 1953 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky25–7
27 October 23, 1954 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky12–8
28 October 21, 1955 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky35–13
29 November 10, 1956 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky19–0
30 November 16, 1957 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky40–3
31 November 15, 1958 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky24–6
32 November 14, 1959 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky12–7
33 November 12, 1960 Richmond, KY Morehead State21–9
34 November 11, 1961 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky13–0
35 November 10, 1962 Richmond, KY Morehead State20–12
36 November 16, 1963 Morehead, KY Morehead State6–0
37 November 14, 1964 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky10–7
38 November 13, 1965 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky38–20
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
39 November 12, 1966 Richmond, KY Morehead State21–19
40 November 18, 1967 Morehead, KY Tie7–7
41 November 23, 1968 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky35–7
42 November 22, 1969 Morehead, KY Morehead State23–11
43 November 21, 1970 Richmond, KY Morehead State16–13
44 November 20, 1971 Morehead, KY Morehead State10–7
45 November 18, 1972 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky28–6
46 November 17, 1973 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky37–25
47 November 23, 1974 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky21–14
48 November 22, 1975 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky17–9
49 November 20, 1976 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky31–12
50 November 19, 1977 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky42–13
51 November 18, 1978 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky30–0
52 November 17, 1979 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky34–7
53 November 22, 1980 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky18–14
54 November 21, 1981 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky21–17
55 November 20, 1982 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky20–3
56 November 12, 1983 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky56–0
57 November 10, 1984 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky48–38
58 November 16, 1985 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky26–0
59 November 22, 1986 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky23–6
60 November 21, 1987 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky23–0
61 November 19, 1988 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky39–17
62 November 18, 1989 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky38–31
63 November 17, 1990 Richmond, KY Morehead State27–17
64 November 23, 1991 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky41–10
65 November 21, 1992 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky37–9
66 November 20, 1993 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky44–7
67 November 19, 1994 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky54–7
68 November 18, 1995 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky41–10
69 September 13, 2008 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky16–8
70 September 8, 2012 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky24–17
71 September 21, 2013 Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky56–24
72 September 13, 2014 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky55–13
73 August 30, 2018 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky49–23
74 September 21, 2024 Richmond, KY Eastern Kentucky42–13
Series: Eastern Kentucky leads 54–16–4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pete's I-AA FCS Football Weekly". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  2. ^ "The Battle for the Old Hawg Rifle". The Eastern Progress. September 11, 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  3. ^ "Eastern, Morehead Collide Tomorrow In "Old Hawg Rifle" Tilt". The Eastern Progress. November 10, 1961. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  4. ^ "Eastern Meets Morehead Here Tomorrow". The Eastern Progress. October 25, 1940. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  5. ^ "Air Duel Expected In Kentucky-Baylor Clash". Park City Daily News. November 15, 1963. Retrieved 2013-09-09.