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1985 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

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The 1985 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.

Record8–3 (5–2 OVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHanger Field
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1985 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
Seasons
 1984
1986 
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1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^7001110
No. 10 Akron ^520840
No. 17 Murray State520731
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky520830
Youngstown State430560
Austin Peay250560
Tennessee Tech1601100
Morehead State0701100
  • $ 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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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7AkronW 16–611,800[1]
September 21Marshall*
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
L 7–1314,200[2]
September 28at Youngstown StateW 36–298,910[3]
October 4Austin PeayNo. 19
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 20–1012,200[4]
October 12at No. T–4 Middle TennesseeNo. T–17L 14–2813,250[5]
October 19at UCF*W 28–218,223[6]
October 26Western Kentucky*
W 51–2119,400[7]
November 2at No. 16 Murray StateNo. T–17L 20–278,500[8]
November 9Tennessee Tech
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 35–17[9]
November 16at Morehead StateW 26–0[10]
November 23at Louisville*W 45–2130,113[11]
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