2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

The 2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-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 had an overall record of 9–4 and 6–2 in OVC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Indiana State.

2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 16
2014 record9–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDane Damron (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Hatmaker (4th season)
Home stadiumRoy Kidd Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 0     10 2  
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^  6 2     9 4  
UT Martin  5 3     6 6  
Eastern Illinois  5 3     5 7  
Tennessee Tech  4 4     5 7  
Tennessee State  3 5     6 6  
SE Missouri State  3 5     5 7  
Murray State  1 7     3 9  
Austin Peay  1 7     1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 p.m.at Robert Morris*W 29–102,809
September 63:30 p.m.at Miami (OH)*ESPN3W 17–1016,670
September 136:00 p.m.Morehead State*OVCDNW 55–1616,700
September 201:00 p.m.at Tennessee–MartinNo. 23ESPN3W 49–243,208
October 47:00 p.m.at Austin PeayNo. 19OVCDNW 31–03,858
October 116:00 p.m.Eastern IllinoisNo. 17
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNW 36–335,700
October 188:00 p.m.at Tennessee TechNo. 13OVCDNL 31–394,161
October 253:00 p.m.SE Missouri StateNo. 19
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNW 33–2110,300
November 13:00 p.m.at Tennessee StateNo. 16OVCDNW 56–425,052
November 81:00 p.m.No. 4 Jacksonville StateNo. 16
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNL 6–209,400
November 151:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 18
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNW 43–363,100
November 22Noonat Florida*No. 14SECNL 3–5283,399
November 291:00 p.m.No. 25 Indiana State*No. 16
ESPN3L 16–361,941

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network RV RV RV 23 19 19 17 13 19 16 16 18 14 16  
Coaches RV RV 25 22 18 18 16 12 18 16 15 20 16 18

References

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