1981 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

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1981 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record12–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Murray State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Youngstown State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Tech 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Akron 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 12–2, with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, and finished as OVC champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game and were defeated by Idaho State.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5South Carolina State*
W 26–011,400[1]
September 12at Youngstown State
W 26–6[2]
September 19at Navy*
L 0–2416,379[3]
September 26AkronNo. 5
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 37–015,800[4]
October 3Austin PeayNo. 5
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 41–14[5]
October 10at Middle TennesseeNo. 4
W 23–711,500[6]
October 17Dayton*No. 4
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 14–3[7]
October 24Western KentuckyNo. T–1
W 19–1120,800[8]
October 31at No. T–10 Murray StateNo. 1
W 24–2016,600[9]
November 7Tennessee TechNo. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 63–10[10]
November 21at Morehead StateNo. 1
W 21–17[11]
December 5No. 7 Delaware*No. 1
W 35–288,100[12]
December 12at No. 5 Boise State*No. 1
W 23–1720,176[13]
December 19vs. No. 2
Pioneer Bowl)
ABCL 23–3411,002[14]

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