American college football season
2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
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Record | 7–4 (5–2 OVC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Tommy Zagorski (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Kurt Maddix (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
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The 2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 7–4, 5–2 in OVC play to finish in third place.
Preseason
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Colonels predicted to finish in sixth place.[1] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Colonels predicted to finish in fifth place.[2]
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Jacksonville State | 134 (14) |
2 | Austin Peay | 114 (1) |
3 | UT Martin | 96 |
4 | Tennessee State | 91 |
5 | Eastern Illinois | 83 |
6 | Eastern Kentucky | 64 |
7 | Murray State | 39 |
8 | Southeast Missouri State | 35 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 19 |
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Jacksonville State | 126 (14) |
2 | Austin Peay | 112 (4) |
3 | UT Martin | 95 |
4 | Eastern Illinois | 73 |
5 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 |
6 | Tennessee State | 64 |
7 | Southeast Missouri State | 62 |
8 | Murray State | 24 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 23 |
Preseason All-OVC team
The Colonels had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
Offense Dan Paul – TE Aaron Patrick – DL Specialists LJ Scott – KR |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Morehead State* | | ESPN+ | W 49–23 | 10,230 |
September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | | ESPN+ | L 16–32 | 24,304 |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | | ESPN3 | L 35–42 | 17,542 |
September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| ESPN+ | W 23–14 | 7,720 |
October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 Jacksonville State | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| ESPN+ | L 7–56 | 6,820 |
October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | | ESPN+ | W 35–34 | 1,769 |
October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Murray State | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| ESPN+ | L 6–34 | 10,440 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 4,400 |
November 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | | ESPN+ | W 17–13 | 6,094 |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris* | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| ESPN+ | W 40–39 OT | 4,165 |
November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | | ESPN+ | W 37–6 | 4,559 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Colonels | 18 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
At Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonels | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Thundering Herd | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 |
At Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonels | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Falcons | 0 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 42 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Colonels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Gamecocks | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
At UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonels | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Skyhawks | 7 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Racers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
Colonels | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Colonels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
At Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonels | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Governors | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Colonials | 10 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 39 |
Colonels | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
At Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonels | 0 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
References
- ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2018 OVC Football Preseason Favorites".
- ^ "Jacksonville State Picked as 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Football Favorites".
- ^ "SEMO's Terry, JSU's Bridges Named OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year".
- ^ Schedule
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | - The Colonel
- "Rally Maroon and White"
- Marching Colonels
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People | |
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