2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
American college football season
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The 2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 7–4, 5–2 in OVC play to finish in third place.
- Mark Elder (3rd season)
| 2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–2 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tommy Zagorski (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kurt Maddix (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Southeast Missouri State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
OVC media poll
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Colonels predicted to finish in sixth place.[1] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Colonels predicted to finish in fifth place.[2]
Preseason All-OVC team
The Colonels had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
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Offense Dan Paul – TE Aaron Patrick – DL Specialists LJ Scott – KR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Morehead State* | ESPN+ | W 49–23 | 10,230 | |
| September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | ESPN+ | L 16–32 | 24,304 | |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | ESPN3 | L 35–42 | 17,542 | |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State |
| ESPN+ | W 23–14 | 7,720 |
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 Jacksonville State |
| ESPN+ | L 7–56 | 6,820 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | ESPN+ | W 35–34 | 1,769 | |
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Murray State |
| ESPN+ | L 6–34 | 10,440 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 4,400 |
| November 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | W 17–13 | 6,094 | |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris* |
| ESPN+ | W 40–39 OT | 4,165 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | W 37–6 | 4,559 | |
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Game summaries
Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| Colonels | 18 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
At Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Thundering Herd | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 |
At Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Falcons | 0 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 42 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Redhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Colonels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Gamecocks | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
At UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Colonels | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Colonels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
At Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Governors | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Colonials | 10 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 39 |
| Colonels | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
At Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 0 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
