2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
American college football season
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The 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Dean Hood, the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Roy Kidd Coach of the Year.[1] Hood was in his first season as head coach. The Colonels played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond, Kentucky. The team finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall and 7–1 in OVC play, winning the OVC title. They received an at–large bid in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Richmond.[2]
| 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 10–38 vs. Richmond | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 19 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–4 (7–1 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Springston (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 28 | 7:30 pm | at Cincinnati* | L 7–40 | 26,913 | |||
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | Western Kentucky* | No. 24 | L 13–37 | 18,500 | ||
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | Morehead State* |
| W 16–8 | |||
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | at No. 25 Tennessee State | L 20–34 | 8,276 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | 3:00 pm | Austin Peay |
| W 13–10 OT | |||
| October 4 | 8:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 33–12 | ||||
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | No. 18 Jacksonville State |
| W 38–35 | 6,100 | ||
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Illinois |
| W 20–7 | 8,800 | [4] | |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 29–16 | ||||
| November 15 | 1:00 pm | Murray State |
| W 34–7 | |||
| November 22 | 1:00 pm | at No. 18 Tennessee–Martin | W 33–31 | ||||
| November 29 | 1:00 pm | at No. 7 Richmond* | No. 21 | L 10–38 | 2,994 | ||
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Alma Mater | Year |
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| Dean Hood | Head coach | Ohio Wesleyan, 1986 | 1st |
| Mike Springston | Offensive coordinator/QBs coach | West Virginia Tech, 1981 | 1st |
| Carson Jeffers | Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach | Concord College, 1997 | 1st |
| Donn Landholm | Linebackers coach/recruiting coordinator | Wayne State, 1979 | 12th |
| Tony Hatmaker | Defensive backs coach | Union College (KY), 1993 | 1st |
| Ben Hodges | Wide receivers coach | Central College, 2006 | 3rd |
| Shawn Clark | Offensive line coach | Appalachian State, 1998 | 6th |
| Jake Johnson | Defensive line coach | Eastern Kentucky, 2002 | 5th |
| John Revere | Running backs coach | Eastern Kentucky, 1976 | 12th |
