2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

FCS Playoffs First Round, L 16–36 vs. Indiana State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18
FCS Coaches	No. 16
2014 record	9–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Dean Hood (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Dane Damron
Defensive coordinator	Tony Hatmaker
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)

2014 OVC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0		10	–	2
#21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
Tennessee–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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of 6 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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 6–2 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris*		Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA		W 29–10	2,809
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 17–10	16,670
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Morehead State*		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY (Old Hawg Rifle)	OVCDN	W 55–16	16,700
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee–Martin	No. 23	Graham Stadium • Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 49–24	3,208
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 19	Governors Stadium • Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 31–0	3,858
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	No. 17	Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 36–33	5,700
October 18	8:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	No. 13	Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 31–39	4,161
October 25	3:00 p.m.	SE Missouri State	No. 19	Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 33–21	10,300
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	No. 16	LP Field • Nashville, TN	OVCDN	W 56–42	5,052
November 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Jacksonville State	No. 16	Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 6–20	9,400
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 18	Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 43–36	3,100
November 22	Noon	at Florida*	No. 14	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 3–52	83,399
November 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Indiana State*	No. 16	Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 16–36	1,941
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

Venues	Roy Kidd Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bluegrass (WKU) Old Hawg Rifle (Morehead State)

Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White" Eastern Kentucky University Marching Colonels

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State

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