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]
| 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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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 4 | at South Carolina State* | W 20–19 | [2] | ||||||
| September 11 | Youngstown State | W 31–17 | |||||||
| September 24 | at Akron | No. 2 | W 19–10 | ||||||
| October 2 | at Austin Peay | No. 1 | W 27–18 | ||||||
| October 9 | Middle Tennessee | No. 1 |
| W 35–10 | |||||
| October 23 | at Western Kentucky* | No. 1 | W 35–21 | 18,000 | [3] | ||||
| October 30 | Murray State | No. 1 |
| W 21–20 | |||||
| November 6 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 1 | W 34–17 | ||||||
| November 13 | at UCF* | No. 1 | W 26–14 | 4,822 | |||||
| November 20 | Morehead State | No. 1 |
| W 20–3 | |||||
| December 4 | 8:12 p.m. | No. 9 Idaho* | No. 1 |
| W 38–30 | 10,893 | [4] | ||
| December 11 | No. 4 Tennessee State* | No. 1 |
| W 13–7 | 7,338 | [5] | |||
| December 18 | vs. No. 3 Delaware* | No. 1 | W 17–14 | 11,257 | [6] | ||||
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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.
- ^ Stan Sutton (October 24, 1982). "Terence terrific as Eastern belts Western 35-21". The Courier-Journal. p. C7 – 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.