2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 OVC)
Head coach	Mark Elder (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Mattix (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Angelo Mirando (1st season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mark Elder and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in eighth place.

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^	7	–	0	10	–	2
UT Martin	6	–	2	7	–	5
Tennessee Tech	5	–	3	5	–	6
Tennessee State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Illinois	4	–	4	6	–	5
Murray State	4	–	4	4	–	7
SE Missouri State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Eastern Kentucky	2	–	6	3	–	8
Austin Peay	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 pm	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNews	L 24–45	32,074
September 8	7:00 pm	Pikeville*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 55–14	11,400
September 17	3:00 pm	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 14–41	10,902
October 1	7:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 30–33 ^OT	7,165
October 8	6:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 31–16	10,001
October 15	7:00 pm	at Tennessee State	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN3	L 28–35	21,053
October 22	3:00 pm	No. 2 Jacksonville State	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 7–24	11,600
October 29	3:00 pm	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	L 3–33	3,025
November 5	1:00 pm	Murray State	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 28–41	4,200
November 12	5:00 pm	at Austin Peay	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 67–30	5,816
November 19	1:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 0–24	3,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	8	10	0	6	24
Boilermakers	21	7	0	17	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	0	0	14
Colonels	7	17	24	7	55

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	14	14
Cardinals	14	13	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colonels	6	7	7	7	3	30
Golden Eagles	7	10	3	7	6	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	3	3	3	7	16
Colonels	0	14	10	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	3	10	15	28
Tigers	14	21	0	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Gamecocks	0	14	3	7	24
Colonels	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	0	0	3
Skyhawks	7	14	6	6	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	7	21	13	41
Colonels	8	10	2	8	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	11	28	7	21	67
Governors	0	14	13	3	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	7	10	24
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`2`	Jared Sanders	Sr
QB	`4`	Bennie Coney	Sr
RB	`5`	Isaiah Murph	Fr
RB	`6`	Henry Enyenihi	Sr
QB	`7`	Tim Boyle	Sr
QB	`7`	Maty Mauk	Sr
WR	`8`	Bryan Green	Sr
WR	`9`	Ryan Markush	Jr
WR	`11`	Neiko Creamer	So
QB	`14`	Tyler Swafford	So
QB	`15`	Austin Scott	Fr
QB	`16`	James Smith	Fr
WR	`17`	Jacky Marcellus	Jr
TE	`18`	Dan Crimmins	Sr
RB	`20`	Ethan Thomas	So
RB	`22`	Kentayvus Hopkins	Jr
RB	`23`	Daryl McCleskey	Fr
RB	`30`	Ralph Patton	So
WR	`33`	Arien Beasley	So
RB	`37`	Raynaldy Gustave	So
RB	`39`	Bo Brooks	Sr
TE	`43`	Dan Paul	So
OL	`60`	Lucas Williams	Fr
OL	`61`	Landon Rasnick	Sr
OL	`62`	Ryan Garretson	Sr
WR	`63`	Stephen Jones	Fr
OL	`64`	Cammeron Kowalewski	So
OL	`65`	Z Stephenson	So
OL	`66`	Chance Edwards	Jr
OL	`67`	Nick Cavinee	Fr
WR	`68`	Antwaun Walker	Fr
OL	`69`	Deondre Tate	Fr
OL	`71`	Jackson Bardall	Fr
OL, LS	`72`	Justin Rawlins	So
OL	`75`	De'jour Simpson	Fr
OL	`77`	Nathan Murray	Fr
OL	`78`	Justin Myles	So
OL	`79`	Justin Adekoya	Sr
WR	`80`	Bryson Williams	Jr
WR	`81`	Aaron Riddick	Fr
WR	`82`	Alex Cabrera	Fr
WR	`83`	Billy Reid	Sr
WR	`84`	Cameron Fogle	Jr
TE	`85`	Jon Floyd	Sr
TE	`86`	Tyler Malone	Jr
WR	`87`	Matt Clark	Fr
WR	`88`	Devin Borders	Sr
TE	`89`	Clayton Schmerber	So
WR		Nathan Brown	Fr
WR		Scott Daniel	Jr
WR		Derius Jones	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Nigel Bethel	Jr
LB	`3`	Thomas Owens	Sr
LB	`5`	Dwight Williams	So
DB	`10`	Jordan Whitfield	Jr
DB	`12`	Cornelius Floyd	Jr
DB	`13`	Kiante Northington	Sr
CB	`21`	Logan Oce	Jr
DB	`24`	Jared Tucker	So
DB	`25`	Tre' Moore	So
DB	`26`	Jamarcus Whitmore	Fr
DB	`27`	Khylil Miller	Fr
DB	`29`	Ben Bascom	Fr
DB	`31`	A. J. Jackson	Fr
CB	`32`	Buck Solomon	Jr
LB	`34`	Demontre Boyd	So
DB	`35`	T. J. Comstock	Fr
DB	`36`	Omari Alexander	Fr
RB	`39`	Kobie Grace	Sr
DL	`40`	Patrick Graffree	Sr
DB	`41`	Eric Reed	Jr
CB	`42`	Rhyan Baker	Fr
DL	`44`	Aaron Patrick	So
LB	`45`	Corey Glass	So
LB	`48`	Kamaree' Walden	So
LB	`49`	Damon Lowe	Fr
LB	`50`	Devante Colton	Fr
LB	`51`	Quinton Locklear	Fr
LB	`52`	Caperton Humphrey	Fr
LB	`53`	Jeffrey Canady	Jr
DE	`55`	Taquan Evans	Fr
DL	`56`	LaJuan Smith	Sr
DL	`70`	Connor Foos	Fr
DL	`90`	Josiah Bennett	Jr
DL	`91`	Sheldon Fleming	Jr
DL	`92`	Dillon Denault	Fr
DL	`95`	Kagen Skidmore	Jr
DE	`96`	Xavier Garcia	Sr
DL	`97`	Avery Pitt	Sr
DL	`98`	Luder Jean Louis	Jr
DL	`99`	Jeremy Hodowanic	Fr
LB		Brentton Ervin	So
DB		Nate Hatcher	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`9`	Brandon Peege	Fr
P	`19`	Keith Krzuszczak	Jr
K, P	`28`	Samuel Hayworth	Fr
LS	`46`	Ben Hoffman	Fr
K	`47`	Dylan Hornsby	Fr
LS	`58`	Matt Howard	Jr
K	`76`	Lucas Williams	Jr
WR	`93`	Zack Burgy-VanHoose	Sr

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2016

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