1989 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

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1989 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–3 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Tennessee State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the OVC. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA First Round and were defeated by Youngstown State.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Western Carolina*
W 31–1314,800[1]
September 9at Delaware State*
W 48–134,400[2]
September 23No. 19 Western Kentucky*No. 1
W 24–319,200[3]
September 30at Tennessee StateNo. T–1
W 21–9[4]
October 7Austin PeayNo. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 45–20[5]
October 14at Tennessee TechNo. 1
W 21–2012,120[6]
October 21No. 13 Marshall*No. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 38–23[7]
October 28Murray StateNo. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 38–36[8]
November 4at Middle TennesseeNo. 1
L 19–2410,000[9]
November 11at UCF*No. 4
L 19–2017,506[10]
November 18at Morehead StateNo. 10
W 38–31 3OT[11]
November 25No. 14 Youngstown State*No. 12
L 24–283,898[12]

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Kentucky rolls past Western Carolina, 31–13". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 3, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hornets stung 48–13". The News Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eastern punishes 'Toppers". The Daily News-Journal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern beats Tenn. State 21–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eastern Kentucky rips winless Austin Peay". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee Tech drops chance to upset EKU". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Thomas' OVC-record 300 yards rushing lifts EKU past Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Extra point rush disarms Proctor". The Paducah Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Raiders stay alive in OVC title drive". The Daily News-Journal. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Central Florida edges Eastern Kentucky". The Miami Herald. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eastern Kentucky sneaks by Eagles". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Youngstown State rally jars Eastern 28–24". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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