The 1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 24th-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 as OVC co-champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal and were defeated by Northeast Louisiana.
| 1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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OVC co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 32–33 at Northeast Louisiana | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (5–1 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hanger Field |
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| No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Youngstown State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at Chattanooga* | No. 3 | L 0–10 | 8,585 | [1] | |
| September 19 | Marshall* | W 37–34 | [2] | |||
| September 26 | at No. 2 (D-II) UCF* | W 23–16 | 15,197 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | Western Kentucky* | No. 12 |
| W 20–10 | 20,200 | [4] |
| October 10 | Murray State | No. 5 |
| W 29–21 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at No. 20 Middle Tennessee | No. 4 | L 16–17 | 11,000 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at Youngstown State | No. 16 | W 14–7 | 9,060 | [7] | |
| October 31 | Austin Peay | No. 13 |
| W 50–7 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at Tennessee Tech* | No. 11 | W 44–8 | [9] | ||
| November 21 | at Morehead State | No. 7 | W 23–0 | 7,500 | [10] | |
| November 28 | No. 11 Western Kentucky* | No. 7 |
| W 40–17 | 4,050 | [11] |
| December 5 | at No. 3 Northeast Louisiana* | No. 7 |
| L 32–33 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Eastern Kentucky comes up empty as Tennessee–Chattanooga wins 10–0". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall blows lead in loss to Colonels". The Ironton Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Kentucky runs past C. Florida". The Miami Herald. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern downs Western". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loss to Eastern Kentucky doesn't mystify Mahoney". The Paducah Sun. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crawford's bounding 35-yard run gets Eastern in shape to edge Youngstown". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outmanned Austin Peay overpowered by EKU 50–7". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harris, Crawford lead Colonels over Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern tops Morehead, captures spot in playoffs". The Courier-Journal. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern thrashes Western, 40–17". The Paducah Sun. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Garcia kick keeps NLU alive". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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