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American college football season
The 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 3–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in eighth place.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 12:00 pm | at Purdue* | | ESPNews | L 24–45 | 32,074 |
September 8 | 7:00 pm | Pikeville* | | OVCDN | W 55–14 | 11,400 |
September 17 | 3:00 pm | at Ball State* | | ESPN3 | L 14–41 | 10,902 |
October 1 | 7:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | | OVCDN | L 30–33 OT | 7,165 |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| OVCDN | W 31–16 | 10,001 |
October 15 | 7:00 pm | at Tennessee State | | ESPN3 | L 28–35 | 21,053 |
October 22 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 Jacksonville State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| OVCDN | L 7–24 | 11,600 |
October 29 | 3:00 pm | at Tennessee–Martin | | OVCDN | L 3–33 | 3,025 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | Murray State | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| OVCDN | L 28–41 | 4,200 |
November 12 | 5:00 pm | at Austin Peay | | OVCDN | W 67–30 | 5,816 |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | - Roy Kidd Stadium
- Richmond, KY
| OVCDN | L 0–24 | 3,100 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
6 |
24 |
Boilermakers
|
21
|
7
|
0
|
17 |
45 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Colonels
|
7
|
17
|
24
|
7 |
55 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
Cardinals
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
41 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Colonels
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7 | 3 |
30 |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
7 | 6 |
33 |
Southeast Missouri State
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Redhawks
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
7 |
16 |
Colonels
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
15 |
28 |
Tigers
|
14
|
21
|
0
|
0 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#2 Gamecocks
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
Colonels
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
At Tennessee–Martin
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Skyhawks
|
7
|
14
|
6
|
6 |
33 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
0
|
7
|
21
|
13 |
41 |
Colonels
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
8 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
11
|
28
|
7
|
21 |
67 |
Governors
|
0
|
14
|
13
|
3 |
30 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
Colonels
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |