| Wide: | yes |
| Old Hawg Rifle | |
| Team1: | Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
| Team1logo: | Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo.svg |
| Team2: | Morehead State Eagles |
| Team2logo: | Morehead State Eagles wordmark.svg |
| Sport: | Football |
| Firstmeeting: | 1924 Eastern Kentucky 14, Morehead State 0 |
| Mostrecent: | August 30, 2018 Eastern Kentucky 49, Morehead State 23 |
| Total: | 73 |
| Series: | Eastern Kentucky leads, 53–16–4 |
| Largestvictory: | Eastern Kentucky, 67–0 (1925) |
| Longeststreak: | Eastern Kentucky, 18 (1972–1989) |
| Currentstreak: | Eastern Kentucky, 10 (1991–present) |
| Trophy: | Old Hawg Rifle |
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 73 times on the football field, with Eastern Kentucky currently holding a 53–16–4 edge in the all-time series. Eastern Kentucky has won 28 out of the last 29 matchups.[3] [4] [5]