1979 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
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.
| 1979 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA champion | |
Division I-AA Championship Game, W 30–7 vs Lehigh | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| 1979 record | 11–2 (5–1 IVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hanger Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Murray State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team advanced to the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, where they defeated Lehigh, 30–7.[1] After the championship win, Governor John Y. Brown Jr. declared the week of January 20–26, 1980, as "EKU National Football Champions Week" in the state.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | at Kent State* | W 17–14 | |||
| September 15 | Troy State* | W 15–0 | |||
| September 22 | at East Tennessee State* | Johnson City, TN | L 20–27 | ||
| September 29 | Austin Peay |
| W 35–10 | ||
| October 6 | at Middle Tennessee | W 52–10 | |||
| October 13 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| W 33–17 | ||
| October 20 | Western Kentucky |
| W 8–6 | ||
| October 27 | Murray State | L 7–24 | |||
| November 3 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 35–0 | ||
| November 10 | Jackson State* |
| W 27–21 | ||
| November 17 | at Morehead State | W 34–7 | |||
| December 8 | Nevada* |
| W 33–30 2OT | ||
| December 15 | vs. Lehigh* | ABC Sports | W 30–7 | 5,200 | |
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References
- "Lehigh Routed By 30‐7". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 16, 1979. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "1979 Football Team Team of Distinction". ekusports.com.
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