Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
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| First season | 1891 | ||
| Athletic director | Steve Lochmueller | ||
| Head coach | Mark Elder 1st year, 3–8 (.273) |
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| 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 | 20 | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 2 | ||
| Conference titles | 21 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 46 | ||
| Colors | Maroon and White |
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| Fight song | Hail, Hail and Yea, Eastern | ||
| Mascot | The Colonel | ||
| Marching band | Eastern Kentucky University Marching Colonels | ||
| Outfitter | Adidias | ||
| Rivals |
Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois WKU (Former) |
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| 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.
Nickname: Colonels
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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:
Eastern Kentucky went to four consecutive national championship games, winning twice in 1979 and 1982.
Eastern Kentucky has made 21 appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoffs since 1978.
Consecutive winning seasons: 31, 1977–2008
Consecutive wins: 18, 1982–1983
Consecutive National Title appearances: 4, 1979–1982
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