Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

Eastern Kentucky Colonels
2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
First season 1891
Athletic director Stephen Lochmueller
Head coach Mark Elder
3rd season, 9–18 (.333)
Stadium Roy Kidd Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
Field Hanger Field
Year built 1969
Field surface SF II Synthetic Turf
Location Richmond, Kentucky
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
All-time record 552–344–38 (.611)
Bowl record 3–3 (.500)
Playoff appearances 21
Claimed nat'l titles 2
Conference titles 21
Division titles N/A
Rivalries Jacksonville State
Eastern Illinois
WKU
Consensus All-Americans 46
Colors Maroon and White[1]
         
Fight song Hail, Hail and Yea, Eastern
Mascot The Colonel
Marching band Eastern Kentucky University Marching Colonels
Outfitter Adidas
Website EKUSports

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels football program represents Eastern Kentucky University in college football as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The school has traditionally had much success on the football field, having won 21 OVC conference titles and two Division I FCS National Championships (then called Division I-AA) in 1979 and 1982, and reaching the finals in 1980 and 1981. Much of the success came during the long tenure of head coach Roy Kidd from 1964 to 2002. In 1990, Eastern honored Kidd by naming the school's football stadium Roy Kidd Stadium. Eastern Kentucky's football team was able to secure 31 consecutive winning seasons before finally posting a losing season record in 2009.

In September 2013, the Lexington Herald-Leader, the daily newspaper of nearby Lexington, reported that EKU was considering moving its program to the top-level Football Bowl Subdivision. However, under NCAA rules, such a move would require that EKU receive an invitation from an existing FBS conference.[2]

Conference affiliation

Head coaching history

Years Coach Record Conference Championships
1909James Park0–0–40
1910–1911Clyde Wilson2–7–10
1912Charles Keith3–4–10
1913–1916Ben Bernard8–13–20
1919–1921Clyde McCoy3–6–10
1922–1928George Hembree21–29–40
1929–1934Charles "Turkey" Hughes8–29–60
1935–1946Rome Rankin56–24–60
1947–1953Tom Samuels41–24–20
1954–1963Glenn Presnell42–49–32
1964–2002Roy Kidd315–123–816
2003–2007Danny Hope35–221
2008–2015Dean Hood55–382
2015–presentMark Elder7-150

Championships

NCAA Division I FCS National Championships

Eastern Kentucky went to four consecutive national championship games, winning twice in 1979 and 1982 while finishing as runner-up in 1980 and 1981 to Boise State and Idaho State, respectively.

Season Coach Selector Record Result Opponent
1979Roy KiddNCAA I-AA Playoff11–230–7Lehigh
1982Roy KiddNCAA DI-AA Playoff13–017–14Delaware

Bowl games

Eastern Kentucky has participated in five bowl games. Four of these bowl games served as a sort of championship game, whether as a regional championship game or as the NCAA Division I Football Championship.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1954Glenn PresnellTangerine BowlOhamaL 7–6
1967Roy KiddGrantland Rice BowlBall StateW 27–13
1980Roy KiddCamellia BowlBoise StateL 29–31
1981Roy KiddPioneer BowlIdaho StateL 23–34
1982Roy KiddPioneer BowlDelawareW 17–14

NCAA Division I FCS Playoff appearances

Eastern Kentucky has made 21 appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoffs since 1978. They have a record of 16–19.

Year Round Opponent Result
1979Semifinals
Championship		Nevada
Lehigh		W 33–302OT
W 30–7
1980Semifinals
Championship		Lehigh
Boise State		W 23–20
L 29–31
1981Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		Delaware
Boise State
Idaho State		W 35–28
W 23–17
L 23–34
1982Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		Idaho
Tennessee State
Delaware		W 38–30
W 13–7
W 17–14
1983First RoundBoston UniversityL 20–24
1984First RoundMiddle TennesseeL 10–27
1986First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Furman
Eastern Illinois
Arkansas State		W 23–10
W 24–22
L 10–24
1987First Round
Quarterfinals		Western Kentucky
Northeast Louisiana		W 40–17
L 32–33
1988First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		UMass
Western Kentucky
Georgia Southern		W 28–17
W 41–24
L 17–21
1989First RoundYoungstown StateL 24–28
1990First RoundFurmanL 17–45
1991First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Appalachian State
Middle Tennessee
Marshall		W 14–3
W 23–13
L 7–14
1992First RoundMarshallL 0–44
1993First RoundGeorgia SouthernL 12–14
1994First Round
Quarterfinals		Boston University
Youngstown State		W 30–23
L 15–18
1995First RoundMontanaL 0–48
1997First RoundWestern KentuckyL 14–42
2007First RoundRichmondL 14–31
2008First RoundRichmondL 10–38
2011First RoundJames MadisonL 17–20
2014First RoundIndiana StateL 16–36

Conference championships

Eastern Kentucky has won 21 conference championships, 16 outright and 5 shared. [3]

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Head Coach
1954Ohio Valley ConferenceGlenn Presnell8–1–15–0
1962Glenn Presnell6–34–2
1967Roy Kidd8–1–25–0–2
1968Roy Kidd8–27–0
1974Roy Kidd8-26–1
1976Roy Kidd8–36–1
1981Roy Kidd12–28–0
1982Roy Kidd13–07–0
1983Roy Kidd7–3-16–1
1984Roy Kidd8–46–1
1986†Roy Kidd10–3–16–1
1987†Roy Kidd9–35–1
1988Roy Kidd11–36–0
1990†Roy Kidd10–25–1
1991Roy Kidd12–27–0
1993Roy Kidd8–48–0
1994Roy Kidd10–38–0
1997Roy Kidd8–47–0
2007Danny Hope9–38–0
2008Dean Hood8–47–1
2011†Dean Hood7–56–2

† denotes co-champion

School records

Team records

  • Consecutive winning seasons: 31, 1977–2008
  • Consecutive wins: 18, 1982–1983
  • Consecutive National Title appearances: 4, 1979–1982

Individual records

  • Most rushing yards (game): 300 Markus Thomas against Marshall 1989
  • Most rushing yards (season): 1,998 Elroy Harris in the 1988 season
  • Most rushing yards (career):' 5,532 Markus Thomas 1989–1992
  • Most passing yards (game): 464 Bennie Coney against Tennessee Tech 2015
  • Most passing yards (season): 2,861 Josh Greco in the 2005 season
  • Most passing yards (career): 5,992 Josh Greco 2004–2007
  • Most receiving yards (game): 316 Aaron Marsh against Northwood 1967
  • Most receiving yards (season): 1,150 Andre Ralston in the 2005 season
  • Most receiving yards (career): 3,095 Andre Ralston 2002–2005
  • Most completions (season):225 Bennie Coney 2015

References

  1. ↑ Eastern Kentucky University Visual Identity Guide. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Story, Mark (September 14, 2013). "Mark Story: EKU is 'discussing' moving its football program up to the FBS". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ohio Valley Conference" (PDF). ovcsports.com.
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