1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
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)
Head coach	Roy Kidd (19th season)
Home stadium	Hanger Field

1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		at South Carolina State*		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 20–19	11,008	[2]
September 11		Youngstown State		Hanger Field Richmond, KY	W 31–17	14,600	[3]
September 24		at Akron	No. 2	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 19–10	9,286	[4]
October 2		at Austin Peay	No. 1	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 27–18	6,000	[5]
October 9		Middle Tennessee	No. 1	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	W 35–10	17,700	[6]
October 23		at Western Kentucky*	No. 1	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 35–21	18,000	[7][8]
October 28		Murray State	No. 1	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	W 21–20	18,100	[9]
November 6		at Tennessee Tech	No. 1	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 34–17	4,042	[10]
November 13		at UCF*	No. 1	Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL	W 26–14	4,822	[11]
November 20		Morehead State	No. 1	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	W 20–3	14,400	[12]
December 4	8:12 p.m.	No. 9 Idaho*	No. 1	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 38–30	10,893	[13]
December 11		No. 4 Tennessee State*	No. 1	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	W 13–7	7,338	[14]
December 18		vs. No. 3 Delaware*	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game—Pioneer Bowl)	W 17–14	11,257	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2014 Eastern Kentucky University Football Media Guide". Eastern Kentucky University. 2014. p. 90.
2. "Lovett's shot from rough gives Eastern 20–19 win". The Courier-Journal. September 5, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Eastern Kentucky remains undefeated". The Salisbury Post. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Eastern whips Akron 19–10". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Eastern over Austin Peay". The Daily News-Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Eastern wins". The Park City Daily News. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Stan Sutton (October 24, 1982). "Terence terrific as Eastern belts Western 35–21". The Courier-Journal. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Colonels top Western on the road". The State Journal. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "EKU nips Murray with 0:14 left". The Winchester Sun. October 29, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Eastern clinches tie in OVC, ensures bid to I-AA playoffs". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Eastern Kentucky hands UCF 10th straight defeat". St. Petersburg Times. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "E. Ky. mauls Morehead". Dayton Daily News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Ramsdell, Paul (December 4, 1982). "Vandals in the playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. B1.
14. "Eastern advances with 13–7 victory over TSU". The Daily News-Journal. December 12, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. 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.
16. "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Eastern Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 8, 2024.