1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
| 1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA champion OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 17–14 vs Delaware | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 13–0 (7–0 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hanger Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 4 | at South Carolina State* | W 20–19 | 11,008 | [2] | |||||
| September 11 | Youngstown State | W 31–17 | 14,600 | [3] | |||||
| September 24 | at Akron | No. 2 | W 19–10 | 9,286 | [4] | ||||
| October 2 | at Austin Peay | No. 1 | W 27–18 | 6,000 | [5] | ||||
| October 9 | Middle Tennessee | No. 1 |
| W 35–10 | 17,700 | [6] | |||
| October 23 | at Western Kentucky* | No. 1 | W 35–21 | 18,000 | [7][8] | ||||
| October 28 | Murray State | No. 1 |
| W 21–20 | 18,100 | [9] | |||
| November 6 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 1 | W 34–17 | 4,042 | [10] | ||||
| November 13 | at UCF* | No. 1 | W 26–14 | 4,822 | [11] | ||||
| November 20 | Morehead State | No. 1 |
| W 20–3 | 14,400 | [12] | |||
| December 4 | 8:12 p.m. | No. 9 Idaho* | No. 1 |
| W 38–30 | 10,893 | [13] | ||
| December 11 | No. 4 Tennessee State* | No. 1 |
| W 13–7 | 7,338 | [14] | |||
| December 18 | vs. No. 3 Delaware* | No. 1 | W 17–14 | 11,257 | [15] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2014 Eastern Kentucky University Football Media Guide". Eastern Kentucky University. 2014. p. 90.
- ^ "Lovett's shot from rough gives Eastern 20–19 win". The Courier-Journal. September 5, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky remains undefeated". The Salisbury Post. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern whips Akron 19–10". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern over Austin Peay". The Daily News-Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern wins". The Park City Daily News. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stan Sutton (October 24, 1982). "Terence terrific as Eastern belts Western 35–21". The Courier-Journal. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels top Western on the road". The State Journal. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU nips Murray with 0:14 left". The Winchester Sun. October 29, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern clinches tie in OVC, ensures bid to I-AA playoffs". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky hands UCF 10th straight defeat". St. Petersburg Times. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Ky. mauls Morehead". Dayton Daily News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ramsdell, Paul (December 4, 1982). "Vandals in the playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. B1.
- ^ "Eastern advances with 13–7 victory over TSU". The Daily News-Journal. December 12, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Freeman, Denne H. (December 12, 1982). "Eastern Kentucky Wins Div. I-AA Title". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, S.C. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Eastern Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 8, 2024.