2023 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
American college football season
2023 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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Conference | United Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–2 UAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Andy Richman (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jake Johnson (4th season) |
Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
Seasons |
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No. 18 Austin Peay $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarleton State* | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Tech* | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the United Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Walt Wells, the Colonels played home games at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond, Kentucky.
After the 2022 season, the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, jointly announced that they would merge their football leagues.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati* | No. 24 | ESPN+ | L 13–66 | 38,193 | |
September 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Kentucky* | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 61,876 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Carolina* | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 13,596 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Southeast Missouri State* |
| ESPN+ | W 41–38 | 13,477 | |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | ESPN+ | W 32–22 | 11,430 | ||
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Tarleton State![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 41–35 2OT | 12,063 | |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | ESPN+ | L 32–35 | 4,339 | ||
October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at Utah Tech | ESPN+ | W 34–30 | 5,245 | ||
November 4 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 19 Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | L 30–33 OT | 10,067 | |
November 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 5,423 | ||
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin |
| ESPN+ | W 36–24 | 9,069 | |
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Game summaries
at Cincinnati
Game One – No. 24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0-0)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 24 Colonels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Bearcats | 21 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 66 |
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 7 mph
- Game attendance: 38,193
- Referee: Christian Watson
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), and Shane Sparks (sideline)
- Pregame line: Cincinnati by 21.5 • FPI odds to win: Cincinnati 97.0% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information |
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Statistics | EKU | CIN |
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First downs | 15 | 30 |
Plays–yards | 55–302 | 71–667 |
Rushes–yards | 32–125 | 44–229 |
Passing yards | 177 | 438 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–25–2 | 23–27–0 |
Time of possession | 28:14 | 31:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Eastern Kentucky | Passing | Patrick McKinney | 13/24, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Joshua Carter | 7 carries, 68 yards | |
Receiving | Jaden Smith | 5 receptions, 81 yards | |
Cincinnati | Passing | Emory Jones | 19/23, 345 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Corey Kiner | 13 carries, 105 yards | |
Receiving | Xzavier Henderson | 7 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD |
at Kentucky
Game Two – Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–1) at Kentucky Wildcats (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colonels | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 61,876
- Referee: Ken Williamson
- TV announcers (SECN+): Peter Sousa (play-by-play), Takeo Spikes (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | EKU | UK |
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First downs | 15 | 20 |
Total yards | 56–311 | 61–414 |
Rushing yards | 27–92 | 23–115 |
Passing yards | 219 | 299 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–29–1 | 24–38–1 |
Time of possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Eastern Kentucky | Passing | Parker McKinney | 19/29, 219 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Braedon Sloan | 7 carries, 48 yards | |
Receiving | Bryant Johnson | 2 receptions, 53 yards | |
Kentucky | Passing | Devin Leary | 24/38, 299 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ray Davis | 12 carries, 52 yards | |
Receiving | Tayvion Robinson | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD |
References
- ^ "@ASUN_Football and WAC Release 2023 Schedule" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Eastern Kentucky Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". Eastern Kentucky University. Retrieved March 15, 2023.