1994 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
| 1994 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinal, L 15–18 at Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 4 |
| Record | 10–3 (8–0 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Middle Tennessee ^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 31st-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, and finished as OVC champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs and were defeated by Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Western Kentucky* | No. 12 | L 21–24 | 12,300 | [1] | |
| September 10 | Samford* | No. 21 | W 50–16 | 14,600 | [2] | |
| September 17 | at No. 4 Youngstown State* | No. 14 | L 6–13 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | at Austin Peay | No. 19 | W 27–14 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | at No. 20 Middle Tennessee | No. 17 | W 28–27 | 14,600 | [5] | |
| October 8 | Tennessee State | No. 13 |
| W 28–17 | 15,200 | [6] |
| October 15 | Murray State | No. 12 |
| W 49–13 | [7] | |
| October 22 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 9 | W 23–3 | [8] | ||
| October 29 | at Tennessee–Martin | No. 9 | W 26–7 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | Southeast Missouri State | No. 9 |
| W 34–6 | [10] | |
| November 19 | Morehead State | No. 7 |
| W 54–7 | 11,400 | [11] |
| November 26 | No. 9 Boston University* | No. 4 |
| W 30–23 | [12] | |
| December 3 | at No. 1 Youngstown State* | No. 4 |
| L 15–18 | 16,023 | [13] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bowling Green native Jewell leads Western to 24–21 win over Eastern". The Winchester Sun. September 2, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Diversified Eastern rolls past Samford 50–16". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1993. Retrieved January 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown beats EKU". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky gets by Austin Peay". The Park City Daily News. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Streak screeches to sudden stop". The Daily News-Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trick play helps Eastern win 28–17". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky rolls". The Daily News-Journal. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU balance overwhelms Tech". The Paducah Sun. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern rolls 34–14 over Tennessee–Martin". The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU takes care of business, earns 17th title". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern mauls Morehead 54–7, awaits I-AA playoff assignment". The Courier-Journal. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern hangs on to oust Boston University, 30–23". Messenger-Inquirer. November 27, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defending champ Penguins hold off Eastern Kentucky". Great Falls Tribune. December 4, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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