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Eastern Kentucky University football is considered the first dynasty in FCS football. Including a four-year run to the championship game from 1979 to 1982. During this time period they went 46–7 under legendary coach Roy Kidd. Eastern Kentucky is third all time in the FCS for playoff appearances with 21 total appearances (Montana 26/UNI 22).
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The team is currently coached by Walt Wells, former assistant head coach at Eastern and most recently a quality control assistant at the University of Kentucky. In September 2013, the Lexington Herald-Leader , the daily newspaper of nearby Lexington , reported that EKU was considering moving its program to the top-level Football Bowl Subdivision .
Each of the five biggest crowds in EKU’s football history at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond (1979, 1977, 1971, 1975 and 2004) came when the Colonels clashed with the Hilltoppers.
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 ...
The 1979 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They competed as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference and played their home games at Hanger Field in Richmond, Kentucky. Head coach Roy Kidd was in his 16th season leading the Colonels.
Professional football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins [28] Roy Kidd: 1955 College football coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame [29] W. H. Lyon: College football coach Antwaun Molden: 2008 Professional football player with the Houston Texans: Mark Montgomery: 1992 College softball ...
Chambers attended Eastern Kentucky University. [1] Chambers led the team in tackles for three straight seasons and was named the MVP of the team in his senior year. In addition to being a first-team All-OVC selection in 1972, his number 78 jersey was retired to go along with being inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.