1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Appearance
1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 17–21 at Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 11–3 (6–0 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Hanger Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 11–3, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as OVC champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal and were defeated by Georgia Southern.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Delaware State* | No. T–3 | W 48–7 | 21,700 | [1] | |
September 17 | at No. 10 Marshall* | No. T–3 | L 32–34 | [2] | ||
September 24 | at Western Kentucky* | No. 8 | L 14–16 | 18,000 | [3] | |
October 1 | Tennessee State | No. 20 |
| W 10–0 | 12,700 | [4] |
October 8 | at Austin Peay | No. 18 | W 56–10 | [5] | ||
October 15 | Tennessee Tech | No. T–16 |
| W 14–7 | [6] | |
October 22 | at Western Carolina* | No. 15 | W 32–14 | 11,420 | [7] | |
October 29 | at Murray State | No. 14 | W 31–24 | [8] | ||
November 5 | No. 9 Middle Tennessee | No. 12 |
| W 27–14 | 7,600 | [9] |
November 12 | UCF* | No. 8 |
| W 35–31 | 6,800 | [10] |
November 19 | Morehead State | No. 8 |
| W 39–17 | 4,400 | [11] |
November 26 | No. T–10 UMass* | No. 7 |
| W 28–17 | 4,600 | [12] |
December 3 | No. 13 Western Kentucky* | No. 7 |
| W 41–24 | 8,100 | [13] |
December 10 | at No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 7 |
| L 17–21 | 14,023 | [14] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Florida Four power Eastern's 48–7 romp past Delaware State in opener". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall field goal at :09 spoils Eastern rally 34–32". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maher gets his kicks as Western Kentucky trips Eastern 16–14". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU suffers first shutout since 1978". The Tennessean. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky rolls past Austin Peay, 56–10". The Tennessean. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harris leads Eastern over Golden Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels roll over Catamounts, 32–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harris ravages Racer defense". The Paducah Sun. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Backfield duo, stingy 'D' lift Eastern over Middle, into OVC driver's seat". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCF tumbles despite 28–7 halftime lead". The Orlando Sentinel. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern swamps Morehead 39–17 on Roy Kidd Day". The Courier-Journal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern wins 28–17". The Park City Daily News. November 27, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harris' 4 touchdowns boost Eastern past Western, into I-AA semifinal". The Courier-Journal. December 4, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles get another title shot". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 11, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.