1978 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
American college football season
| 1978 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hanger Field |
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| No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the OVC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Troy State* |
| L 10–16 | 7,000 | [1] | |
| September 23 | East Tennessee State | W 49–6 | 13,200 | [2] | ||
| September 30 | at Austin Peay | W 14–0 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | Middle Tennessee | No. T–10 |
| W 42–12 | 8,700 | [4] |
| October 14 | at Dayton* | No. 8 | W 17–16 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | at Western Kentucky | No. 7 | L 16–17 | 19,100 | [6] | |
| October 28 | Murray State | No. T–9 |
| W 24–21 | [7] | |
| November 4 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 9 | W 20–16 | 5,000 | [8] | |
| November 11 | Akron* | No. 8 |
| W 35–14 | 8,800 | [9] |
| November 18 | Morehead State | No. 8 |
| W 30–0 | 9,500 | [10] |
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References
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky drops opener". The Lexington Herald-Leader. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU Colonels romp past Buccaneers". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern gets past Peay 14–0". The Park City Daily News. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky drubs MTSU 42–12". The Paducah Sun. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky edges Dayton in final period". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Toppers win on late kick". Messenger-Inquirer. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU downs Murray St". The State Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels outlast Eagles". The Paducah Sun. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zips' defense unable to stop E. Kentucky". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Patton, Flores, Simms set marks as Eastern routs Morehead 30–0". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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