2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
The 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Elder and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. Elder was fired following the season, he finished with a record of 21–24.[1]
| 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 2019 record | 7–5 (5–3 OVC) |
| Head coach | Mark Elder (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Adam Austin (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kurt Maddix (4th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Shannon Morrison (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium (Capacity: 20,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Austin Peay +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Colonels finished the 2018 season 7–4, 5–2 in OVC play to finish in third place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in third place.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
| 4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
| 6 | UT Martin | 58 |
| 7 | Murray State | 55 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |
Preseason All-OVC team
The Colonels had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
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Offense Daryl McCleskey Jr. – RB
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Defense Aaron Patrick – DL Leodis Moore III – DB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Valparaiso* | ESPN+ | W 53–7 | 11,130 | |||
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisville* | ACCN Extra | L 0–42 | 48,808 | |||
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indiana State* | ESPN+ | L 7–19 | 4,416 | |||
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian* | ESPN+ | W 35–10 | 2,152 | |||
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | W 42–16 | 8,861 | ||
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | UT Martin |
| ESPN3 | L 28–38 | 11,260 | ||
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at Murray State | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 9,029 | |||
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | ESPN+ | W 33–6 | 4,000 | |||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | L 21–28 OT | 7,330 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State | ESPN3 | L 31–38 | 3,750 | |||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech |
| ESPN+ | W 22–10 | 2,987 | ||
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville State |
| ESPN3 | W 29–23 | 14,477 | ||
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Game summaries
Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Colonels | 15 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 53 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 3–1 | 2015 | W, 52–10 |
at Louisville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 7–19–1 | 2013 | L, 7–44 |
at Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sycamores | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–2 | 2014 FCS Playoffs | L, 16–36 |
at Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Blue Hose | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Colonels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 22–7 | 2017 | L, 21–45 |
UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Skyhawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Colonels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 24–4 | 2018 | W, 35–34 |
at Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| Racers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 46–28–4 | 2018 | L, 6–34 |
at Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 14–11 | 2018 | W, 31–23 |
Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Governors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Colonels | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 46–5 | 2018 | W, 17–13 |
at Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 17 Redhawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 24–4 | 2018 | W, 23–14 |
Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Colonels | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 55–20 | 2018 | W, 37–6 |
at Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
| Gamecocks | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 6–10 | 2018 | L, 7–56 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Mark Elder out as Eastern Kentucky football coach". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- "2019 Eastern Kentucky Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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