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1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

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The 1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 19th season under head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled a perfect 13–0 record and defeated Delaware in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1]

Record13–0 (7–0 OVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHanger Field
Quick facts Eastern Kentucky Colonels football, NCAA Division I-AA championOVC champion ...
1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record13–0 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
Seasons
 1981
1983 
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1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^7001300
Akron520650
Middle Tennessee430830
Youngstown State430650
Morehead State250560
Murray State250470
Austin Peay250370
Tennessee Tech160380
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at South Carolina State*W 20–1911,008[2]
September 11Youngstown StateW 31–1714,600[3]
September 24at AkronNo. 2W 19–109,286[4]
October 2at Austin PeayNo. 1W 27–186,000[5]
October 9Middle TennesseedaggerNo. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 35–1017,700[6]
October 23at Western Kentucky*No. 1W 35–2118,000[7][8]
October 28Murray StateNo. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 21–2018,100[9]
November 6at Tennessee TechNo. 1W 34–174,042[10]
November 13at UCF*No. 1W 26–144,822[11]
November 20Morehead StateNo. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 20–314,400[12]
December 48:12 p.m. No. 9 Idaho*No. 1
W 38–3010,893[13]
December 11 No. 4 Tennessee State*No. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 13–77,338[14]
December 18vs. No. 3 Delaware*No. 1W 17–1411,257[15]
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