1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–3 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as OVC co-champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal and were defeated by Northeast Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Chattanooga*No. 3
L 0–108,585[1]
September 19Marshall*
W 37–34[2]
September 26at No. 2 (D-II) UCF*
W 23–1615,197[3]
October 3Western Kentucky*No. 12
W 20–1020,200[4]
October 10Murray StateNo. 5
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 29–21[5]
October 17at No. 20 Middle TennesseeNo. 4
L 16–1711,000[6]
October 24at Youngstown StateNo. 16
W 14–79,060[7]
October 31Austin PeayNo. 13
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 50–7[8]
November 7at Tennessee Tech*No. 11
W 44–8[9]
November 21at Morehead StateNo. 7
W 23–07,500[10]
November 28No. 11 Western Kentucky*No. 7
W 40–174,050[11]
December 5at No. 3 Northeast Louisiana*No. 7
L 32–33[12]

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Kentucky comes up empty as Tennessee–Chattanooga wins 10–0". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Marshall blows lead in loss to Colonels". The Ironton Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "E. Kentucky runs past C. Florida". The Miami Herald. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern downs Western". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Loss to Eastern Kentucky doesn't mystify Mahoney". The Paducah Sun. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Crawford's bounding 35-yard run gets Eastern in shape to edge Youngstown". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Outmanned Austin Peay overpowered by EKU 50–7". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Harris, Crawford lead Colonels over Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eastern tops Morehead, captures spot in playoffs". The Courier-Journal. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eastern thrashes Western, 40–17". The Paducah Sun. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Garcia kick keeps NLU alive". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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