2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

American college football season

2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Mark Elder (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Mattix (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Angelo Mirando (2nd season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
Austin Peay	7	–	1	8	–	4
Eastern Illinois	5	–	3	6	–	5
UT Martin	4	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	5	4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	5	6	–	5
Murray State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	1	–	10

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

The 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 4–7, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	FloSports	L 17–31	18,614
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 16–27	54,868
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 24–21	9,520
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 10–29	4,375
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 21–45	8,410
October 14	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 25–41	18,045
October 21	3:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 31–21	9,420
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 26–13	5,209
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	OVCDN	L 20–23 ^OT	2,828
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Austin Peay	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 24–31	5,100
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 14–10	3,720
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

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Venues	Hanger Stadium (1938–1968) Roy Kidd Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1955 Tangerine Bowl 1967 Grantland Rice Bowl Morehead State: Old Hawg Rifle Western Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass
Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White" Marching Colonels
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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