Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

Eastern Kentucky Colonels

2015 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

First season

1909

Athletic director

Mark Sandy

Head coach

Mark Elder

Stadium

Roy Kidd Stadium

Field

Hanger Field

Year built

1969

Seating capacity

20,000

Field surface

SF II Synthetic Turf

Location

Richmond, Kentucky

NCAA division

Division I (FCS)

Conference

OVC

All-time record

552–344–38 (.611)

Bowl record

3–3 (.500)

Playoff appearances

Claimed nat'l titles

Conference titles

Consensus All-Americans

Colors

Maroon and White^[1]

Mascot

The Colonel

Marching band

Eastern Kentucky University Marching Colonels

Outfitter

Adidias

Rivals

Jacksonville State
Eastern Illinois
WKU (Former)

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 twenty 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]

Team information

Nickname: Colonels
Uniforms:

Home: Maroon
Road: White

National Championships: 2 - 1979 & 1982
Conference Championships: Twenty One - (Ohio Valley Conference)
1954, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2007, 2008, and 2011
Conference History:

1948–Present Ohio Valley Conference

Current coaching staff

Name	Position	eMail Address
Mark Elder	Head Coach
Kurt Mattix	Defensive Coordinator	kurt.mattix@eku.edu
Angelo Mirando	Offensive Coordinator	angelo.mirando@eku.edu
Shannon Morrison	Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach	Gregory.Morrison@eku.edu
Chase Gibson	Linebackers Coach	darrell.gibson@eku.edu
Terry Heffernan	Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line Coach	terry.heffernan@eku.edu
Kevin Koger	Wide Receivers Coach	kevin.koger@eku.edu
Greg Meyer	Special Team / Running Back Coach	gregory.meyer@eku.edu
Walter Stewart	Defensive Line Coach	walter.stewart@eku.edu
Tommy Zagorski	Tight Ends / Offensive Tackle Coach	thomas.zagorski@eku.edu
Brandon Lawson	Director of Recruiting	brandon.lawson@eku.edu
Kevin Cristello	Director of Football Operations	kevin.cristello@eku.edu
Jon-Michael Davis	Director of Strength and Conditioning	jon-michael.davis@eku.edu

Head coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	Conference Championships
1909	James Park	0–0–4	0
1910–1911	Clyde Wilson	2–7–1	0
1912	Charles Keith	3–4–1	0
1913–1916	Ben Bernard	8–13–2	0
1919–1921	Clyde McCoy	3–6–1	0
1922–1928	George Hembree	21–29–4	0
1929–1934	Charles "Turkey" Hughes	8–29–6	0
1935–1946	Rome Rankin	56–24–6	0
1947–1953	Tom Samuels	41–24–2	0
1954–1963	Glenn Presnell	42–49–3	2
1964–2002	Roy Kidd	315–123–8	16
2003–2007	Danny Hope	35–22	1
2008–2015	Dean Hood	55–38	2
2015–present	Mark Elder	0-0	0

Championships

NCAA Division I FCS National Championships

Eastern Kentucky went to four consecutive national championship games, winning twice in 1979 and 1982.

Year
1979	FCS National Champions
1980	FCS National Runners-Up
1981	FCS National Runners-Up
1982	FCS National Champions

Bowl games

Year		Winning team		Losing team		Result
1955	Tangerine Bowl	Nebraska-Omaha	7	EKU	6	Lost
1967	Grantland Rice Bowl	EKU	27	Ball State	13	Won
1979	Camellia Bowl	EKU	30	Lehigh	7	Won
1980	Camellia Bowl	Boise State	31	EKU	29	Lost
1981	Pioneer Bowl	Idaho State	34	EKU	23	Lost
1982	Pioneer Bowl	EKU	17	Delaware	14	Won

NCAA Division I FCS Playoff appearances

Eastern Kentucky has made 21 appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoffs since 1978.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1979	Semifinals Championship	Nevada Lehigh	W 33–30^2OT W 30–7
1980	Semifinals Championship	Lehigh Boise State	W 23–20 L 29–31
1981	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Delaware Boise State Idaho State	W 35–28 W 23–17 L 23–34
1982	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Idaho Tennessee State Delaware	W 38–30 W 13–7 W 17–14
1983	First Round	Boston University	L 20–24
1984	First Round	Middle Tennessee	L 10–27
1986	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Furman Eastern Illinois Arkansas State	W 23–10 W 24–22 L 10–24
1987	First Round Quarterfinals	Western Kentucky Northeast Louisiana	W 40–17 L 32–33
1988	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	UMass Western Kentucky Georgia Southern	W 28–17 W 41–24 L 17–21
1989	First Round	Youngstown State	L 24–28
1990	First Round	Furman	L 17–45
1991	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Appalachian State Middle Tennessee Marshall	W 14–3 W 23–13 L 7–14
1992	First Round	Marshall	L 0–44
1993	First Round	Georgia Southern	L 12–14
1994	First Round Quarterfinals	Boston University Youngstown State	W 30–23 L 15–18
1995	First Round	Montana	L 0–48
1997	First Round	Western Kentucky	L 14–42
2007	First Round	Richmond	L 14–31
2008	First Round	Richmond	L 10–38
2011	First Round	James Madison	L 17–20
2014	First Round	Indiana State	L 16–36
Playoff Record		16–19

Conference championships

Year	Conference	Overall Record	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1954	Ohio Valley	8–1–1	5–0	Glenn Presnell
1962	Ohio Valley	6-3	4–2	Glenn Presnell
1967	Ohio Valley	8–1–2	5–0–2	Roy Kidd
1968	Ohio Valley	8–2	7–0	Roy Kidd
1974	Ohio Valley	8-2	6–1	Roy Kidd
1976	Ohio Valley	8–3	6–1	Roy Kidd
1981	Ohio Valley	12–2	8–0	Roy Kidd
1982	Ohio Valley	13–0	7–0	Roy Kidd
1983	Ohio Valley	7–3-1	6–1	Roy Kidd
1984	Ohio Valley	8–4	6–1	Roy Kidd
1986	Ohio Valley	10–3–1	6–1	Roy Kidd
1987	Ohio Valley	9–3	5–1	Roy Kidd
1988	Ohio Valley	11–3	6–0	Roy Kidd
1990	Ohio Valley	10–2	5–1	Roy Kidd
1991	Ohio Valley	12–2	7–0	Roy Kidd
1993	Ohio Valley	8–4	8–0	Roy Kidd
1994	Ohio Valley	10–3	8–0	Roy Kidd
1997	Ohio Valley	8–4	7–0	Roy Kidd
2007	Ohio Valley	9–3	8–0	Danny Hope
2008	Ohio Valley	8–4	7–1	Dean Hood
2011	Ohio Valley	7–5	6–2	Dean Hood
Total		21

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): 398 Josh Greco against Eastern Illinois 2005
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

References

↑ EKU Visual Identity (PDF). EKU. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
↑ 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.

External links

Official website

Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

Venues	Roy Kidd Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bluegrass (WKU) Old Hawg Rifle (Morehead State)

Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White" Eastern Kentucky University Marching Colonels

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Links to related articles

Eastern Kentucky University

Facilities	Alumni Coliseum Model Laboratory School Roy Kidd Stadium Turkey Hughes Field

Athletics	Men's basketball Football

Ohio Valley Conference football

Teams	Austin Peay Governors Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Kentucky Colonels Jacksonville State Gamecocks Murray State Racers Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles UT Martin Skyhawks

Championships & awards	List of Ohio Valley Conference football champions

NCAA Division I FCS (I-AA) National Champions

Florida A&M (1978)
Eastern Kentucky (1979)
Boise State (1980)
Idaho State (1981)
Eastern Kentucky (1982)
Southern Illinois (1983)
Montana State (1984)
Georgia Southern (1985–1986)
Northeast Louisiana (1987)
Furman (1988)
Georgia Southern (1989–1990)
Youngstown State (1991)
Marshall (1992)
Youngstown State (1993–1994)
Montana (1995)
Marshall (1996)
Youngstown State (1997)
Massachusetts (1998)
Georgia Southern (1999–2000)
Montana (2001)
Western Kentucky (2002)
Delaware (2003)
James Madison (2004)
Appalachian State (2005–2007)
Richmond (2008)
Villanova (2009)
Eastern Washington (2010)
North Dakota State (2011–2015)

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