1984 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

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1984 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–4 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^ 5 – 2 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Youngstown State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Austin Peay 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Akron 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Tennessee Tech 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winnign the OVC title. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where Colonels lost in the first round to fellow OVC member Middle Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Youngstown State
W 22–1714,400[1]
September 15at East Tennessee State*
L 7–109,072[2]
September 22at Akron
W 22–2115,131[3]
September 29at Austin PeayNo. 17
W 20–3[4]
October 6No. T–14 Middle TennesseeNo. 12
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
L 10–22[5]
October 13UCF*
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 37–1418,100[6]
October 20at Western Kentucky*No. T–17
L 10–1713,000[7]
October 27No. 10 Murray State
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 27–14[8]
November 3at Tennessee TechNo. 16
W 21–14[9]
November 10Morehead StateNo. T–12
W 48–388,600[10]
November 17Florida A&M*No. 10
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 21–14[11]
November 24No. 7 Middle TennesseeNo. 8
L 10–274,800[12]

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