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2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAdam Austin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKurt Maddix (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorShannon Morrison (4th season)
Home stadiumRoy Kidd Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Austin Peay +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Jacksonville State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Murray State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tennessee State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 7–5, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. Elder was fired following the season. He finished with a record of 21–24.[1]

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in third place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Jacksonville State 135 (15)
2 Southeast Missouri State 115
3 Eastern Kentucky 99
4 Austin Peay 84
5 Tennessee State 75
6 UT Martin 58
7 Murray State 55
8 Eastern Illinois 38
9 Tennessee Tech 16

Preseason All-OVC team

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The Colonels had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 7:00 p.m. Valparaiso*
ESPN+ W 53–7 11,130
September 7 7:00 p.m. at Louisville*
ACCN Extra L 0–42 48,808
September 14 1:00 p.m. at Indiana State*
ESPN+ L 7–19 4,416
September 21 1:00 p.m. at Presbyterian*
ESPN+ W 35–10 2,152
September 28 6:00 p.m. Tennessee State
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
 ESPN+ W 42–16 8,861
October 5 3:00 p.m. UT Martindagger
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
 ESPN3 L 28–38 11,260
October 19 3:00 p.m. at Murray State
ESPN+ W 34–27 9,029
October 26 3:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois
ESPN+ W 33–6 4,000
November 2 1:00 p.m. Austin Peay
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
 ESPN+ L 21–28 OT 7,330
November 9 2:00 p.m. at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State
ESPN3 L 31–38 3,750
November 16 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
 ESPN+ W 22–10 2,987
November 23 2:00 p.m. at Jacksonville State
ESPN3 W 29–23 14,477
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Valparaiso

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 7 0 7
Colonels 15 17 7 14 53
See also: 2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

At Louisville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 0 0 0 0
Cardinals 14 0 14 14 42
See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 0 7 0 7
Sycamores 3 7 0 9 19
See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At Presbyterian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 14 0 14 35
Blue Hose 10 0 0 0 10
See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 6 7 0 16
Colonels 7 14 7 14 42
See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 10 14 7 38
Colonels 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 10 17 0 34
Racers 3 7 7 10 27
See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

At Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 7 3 16 33
Panthers 0 0 0 6 6
See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Governors 7 0 7 77 28
Colonels 10 0 0 110 21
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

At Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 17 7 0 31
No. 17 Redhawks 7 7 7 17 38
See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 0 3 0 10
Colonels 7 9 0 6 22
See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Jacksonville State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 6 3 14 6 29
Gamecocks 6 3 7 7 23
See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV
CoachesRV

References

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  1. ^ "Mark Elder out as Eastern Kentucky football coach". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Eastern Kentucky Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.


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