2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
American college football season
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The 2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dean Hood and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Kentucky had an overall record of 9–4 and a 6–2 record in OVC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Indiana State.[1]
| 2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 16–36 vs. Indiana State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 18 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–4 (6–2 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dane Damron (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Hatmaker (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris* | W 29–10 | 2,809 | |||
| September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH)* | ESPN3 | W 17–10 | 16,670 | ||
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Morehead State* | OVCDN | W 55–16 | 16,700 | ||
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tennessee–Martin | No. 23 | ESPN3 | W 49–24 | 3,208 | |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | No. 19 | OVCDN | W 31–0 | 3,858 | |
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | No. 17 |
| OVCDN | W 36–33 | 5,700 |
| October 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | No. 13 | OVCDN | L 31–39 | 4,161 | |
| October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | SE Missouri State | No. 19 |
| OVCDN | W 33–21 | 10,300 |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | No. 16 | OVCDN | W 56–42 | 5,052 | |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Jacksonville State | No. 16 |
| OVCDN | L 6–20 | 9,400 |
| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 18 |
| OVCDN | W 43–36 | 3,100 |
| November 22 | Noon | at Florida* | No. 14 | SECN | L 3–52 | 83,399 | |
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Indiana State* | No. 16 |
| ESPN3 | L 16–36 | 1,941 |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 18 | |