2012 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

The 2012 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 8–3 with a 6–2 mark in OVC play to finish in a tie for second place.

2012 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
FCS CoachesNo. 19
2012 record8–3 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDane Damron (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Hatmaker (2nd season)
Home stadiumRoy Kidd Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 Eastern Illinois $^  6 1     7 5  
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky  6 2     8 3  
UT Martin  6 2     8 3  
Jacksonville State  5 3     6 5  
Tennessee State  4 3     8 3  
Murray State  4 4     5 6  
Southeast Missouri State  2 6     3 8  
Tennessee Tech  1 7     3 8  
Austin Peay  1 7     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 pmat Purdue*No. 18BTNL 6–4840,572
September 86:00 pmMorehead State*No. 21W 24–1711,600
September 156:00 pmat Coastal Carolina*No. 20W 35–179,316
September 226:00 pmNo. 24 Jacksonville StateNo. 21
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 51–2113,700
September 2912:00 pmat UT MartinNo. 19W 28–164,994
October 62:00 pmat Tennessee StateNo. 17L 20–236,369
October 133:00 pmAustin PeayNo. 23
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 45–1411,100
October 208:00 pmat Tennessee TechNo. 23W 42–285,668
October 2712:00 pmEastern IllinoisNo. 18
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
FCSL 7–244,400
November 32:00 pmat Southeast Missouri StateNo. 25W 31–73,525
November 101:00 pmMurray StateNo. 22
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 55–248,200

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 Final 
Sports Network 18 21 20 21 19 17 23 23 18 25 22 21 23 
Coaches 21 25 25 23 19 16 23 24 18 23 17 16 19

References


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