2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

OVC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 17–20 vs. James Madison
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2011 record	7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Dean Hood (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Dane Damron
Defensive coordinator	Tony Hatmaker
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)

2011 OVC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 Tennessee Tech +^		6	–	2		7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky +^		6	–	2		7	–	5
Jacksonville State +		6	–	2		7	–	4
Murray State		5	–	3		7	–	4
Tennessee State		4	–	4		5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4		5	–	6
Austin Peay		2	–	6		3	–	8
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Eastern Illinois		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-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 has an overall record 7–5 with a 6–2 mark in OVC play share the conference title with Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. They received an at–large bid in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to James Madison.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	at Kansas State*		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 7–10	50,292
September 10	6:00 PM	Missouri State*		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY		W 28–24	9,200
September 17	6:00 PM	No. 14 Chattanooga*		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY		L 14–23	10,100
September 24	7:00 PM	at Austin Peay		Governors Stadium • Clarksville, TN		L 17–23	5,634
October 8	2:30 PM	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL		W 48–16	9,063
October 15	3:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY		W 41–17	4,100
October 22	3:00 PM	Tennessee State		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY		W 33–22	10,800
October 29	2:00 PM	Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY		W 34–33	3,466
November 5	4:00 PM	at No. 18 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 52–48	16,845
November 12	1:00 PM	Tennessee Tech	No. 25	Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY		L 21–28	6,100
November 19	1:00 PM	UT Martin		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY		W 23–16	3,300
November 26	12:00 PM	No. 17 James Madison*		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPNU	L 17–20	2,388
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

Venues	Roy Kidd Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bluegrass (WKU) Old Hawg Rifle (Morehead State)

Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White" Eastern Kentucky University Marching Colonels

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2011 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Albany Appalachian State Central Arkansas Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern James Madison Lehigh Maine Montana Montana State New Hampshire Norfolk State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Old Dominion Sam Houston State Stony Brook Tennessee Tech Towson Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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