2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

The 2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-year head coach Dean Hood and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Kentucky has an overall record 7–5 with a 6–2 mark in OVC play share the conference title with Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. They received an at–large bid in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to James Madison.

2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 17–20 vs. James Madison
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2011 record7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDane Damron (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Hatmaker (1st season)
Home stadiumRoy Kidd Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^  6 2     7 4  
Eastern Kentucky +^  6 2     7 5  
Jacksonville State +  6 2     7 4  
Murray State  5 3     7 4  
Tennessee State  4 4     5 6  
UT Martin  4 4     5 6  
Austin Peay  2 6     3 8  
Southeast Missouri State  2 6     3 8  
Eastern Illinois  1 7     2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Kansas State*L 7–1050,292
September 106:00 pmMissouri State*W 28–249,200
September 176:00 pmNo. 14 Chattanooga*
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
L 14–2310,100
September 247:00 pmat Austin PeayL 17–235,634
October 82:30 pmat Eastern IllinoisW 48–169,063
October 153:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 41–174,100
October 223:00 pmTennessee State
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 33–2210,800
October 292:00 pmMurray StateW 34–333,466
November 54:00 pmat No. 18 Jacksonville StateESPN3W 52–4816,845
November 121:00 pmTennessee TechNo. 25
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
L 21–286,100
November 191:00 pmUT Martin
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 23–163,300
November 2612:00 pmNo. 17 James Madison*
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round)
ESPNUL 17–202,388

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