Record vs. Drake: 3-10
First Meeting: 9/27/03 MSU won 34-17 at MSU
Last Meeting: 10/26/19 Drake won 36-17 at Drake
Eagles' Record vs. Drake in Morehead: 3-3
Eagles' Record vs. Drake in Des Moines, Iowa: 0-7
Streak: Drake, 3 games
GAME NOTES
• Two of the Eagles' three games so far have been decided by seven points or less.
• Morehead State ranks first in the PFL in third down conversion percentage (46%), passing yardage (244.7) and time of possession (33:59).
• Quarterback
Carter Cravens ranks first in the PFL in total passing yards (718) and passing yards per game (239.3). Cravens has seven TD passes in three games. His 270.2 total offense per game ranks 20th among all FCS players.
• Junior kicker
Nathan Hazlett is on the Fred Mitchell Award preseason watch list for the second consecutive season. The Award is presented annually to the nation's top place-kicker in FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA for excellence on the football field and in the community. So far Hazlett is 4-of-4 on field goals and 9-of-10 on PATs.
• Morehead State leads the PFL and ranks ninth in the nation with its 33:59 per game time of possession.
• The Eagles had four scoring drives at St. Thomas, all seven plays or more. MSU also had four scoring drives at Mercer of seven plays or more (three of 10 or more). Seven of the Eagles' offensive drives that have resulted in points have been 10 or more plays.
• Receiver
Kyle Daly had the Eagles' first 100-yard game at St. Thomas, with 107 on six catches and a TD. Daly has caught a TD in two straight games and leads MSU with more than 60 yards per game on average.
• Defensive back
Cooper Krezek ranks second in the PFL in solo tackles per game with 5.0. Krezek has upped his career tackle total to 237. Sixty-two (62) percent of his career total tackles have been solo stops.
• Running back
Caleb Ramseur rushed for a career-high 74 yards at St. Thomas and scored twice. Ramseur is averaging 121.7 all-purpose yards per game. He ranks second in the league and 24th nationally in all-purpose yards.
• Defensive back
Jihad McCall collected MSU's first interception of the year at St. Thomas. McCall is looking for his first blocked punt of 2023, after recording an FCS best four blocks last season.
• MSU's season captains are
Nathan Hazlett,
James Louis and
Cooper Krezek.
• Linebacker
Jahleel Holmes averages nearly 9 tackles per game and is tied with fellow linebacker
Andre Nolan-White for the team lead with 2.5 TFLs.
