1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

American college football season

1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 32–33 at Northeast Louisiana
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	9–3 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach	Roy Kidd (24th season)
Home stadium	Hanger Field
Seasons← 1986 1988 →

1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Murray State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee Tech	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Austin Peay	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as OVC co-champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal and were defeated by Northeast Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Chattanooga*	No. 3	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–10	8,585
September 19	Marshall*		Hanger Field Richmond, KY	W 37–34
September 26	at No. 2 (D-II) UCF*		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 23–16	15,197
October 3	Western Kentucky*	No. 12	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (rivalry)	W 20–10	20,200
October 10	Murray State	No. 5	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	W 29–21
October 17	at No. 20 Middle Tennessee	No. 4	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 16–17	11,000
October 24	at Youngstown State	No. 16	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 14–7	9,060
October 31	Austin Peay	No. 13	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	W 50–7
November 7	at Tennessee Tech*	No. 11	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 44–8
November 21	at Morehead State	No. 7	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY (rivalry)	W 23–0	7,500
November 28	No. 11 Western Kentucky*	No. 7	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 40–17	4,050
December 5	at No. 3 Northeast Louisiana*	No. 7	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 32–33
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

"Eastern Kentucky comes up empty as Tennessee–Chattanooga wins 10–0". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Marshall blows lead in loss to Colonels". The Ironton Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"E. Kentucky runs past C. Florida". The Miami Herald. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eastern downs Western". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Loss to Eastern Kentucky doesn't mystify Mahoney". The Paducah Sun. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"MTSU edges Eastern Ky". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Crawford's bounding 35-yard run gets Eastern in shape to edge Youngstown". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Outmanned Austin Peay overpowered by EKU 50–7". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Harris, Crawford lead Colonels over Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eastern tops Morehead, captures spot in playoffs". The Courier-Journal. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eastern thrashes Western, 40–17". The Paducah Sun. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Garcia kick keeps NLU alive". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
Venues	Hanger Stadium (1938–1968) Roy Kidd Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1955 Tangerine Bowl 1967 Grantland Rice Bowl Morehead State: Old Hawg Rifle Western Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass
Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White" Marching Colonels
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901–1908 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Ohio Valley Conference football champions
Pre-divisional	Evansville & Murray State (1948) Evansville (1949) Murray State (1950) Murray State (1951) Tennessee Tech & Western Kentucky (1952) Tennessee Tech (1953) Eastern Kentucky (1954) Tennessee Tech (1955)
NCAA College Division	Middle Tennessee (1956) Middle Tennessee (1957) Middle Tennessee & Tennessee Tech (1958) Middle Tennessee & Tennessee Tech (1959) Tennessee Tech (1960) Tennessee Tech (1961) East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, & Morehead State (1962) Western Kentucky (1963) Middle Tennessee (1964) Middle Tennessee (1965) Morehead State (1966) Eastern Kentucky (1967) Eastern Kentucky (1968) East Tennessee State (1969) Western Kentucky (1970) Western Kentucky (1971) Tennessee Tech (1972)
Division II	Western Kentucky (1973) Eastern Kentucky (1974) Tennessee Tech & Western Kentucky† (1975) Eastern Kentucky (1976) Austin Peay (1977) Western Kentucky (1978)
I-AA/FCS	Murray State (1979) Western Kentucky (1980) Eastern Kentucky (1981) Eastern Kentucky (1982) Eastern Kentucky (1983) Eastern Kentucky (1984) Middle Tennessee (1985) Eastern Kentucky & Murray State (1986) Eastern Kentucky & Youngstown State (1987) Eastern Kentucky (1988) Middle Tennessee (1989) Eastern Kentucky & Middle Tennessee (1990) Eastern Kentucky (1991) Middle Tennessee (1992) Eastern Kentucky (1993) Eastern Kentucky (1994) Murray State (1995) Murray State (1996) Eastern Kentucky (1997) Tennessee State (1998) Tennessee State (1999) Western Kentucky (2000) Eastern Illinois (2001) Eastern Illinois & Murray State (2002) Jacksonville State (2003) Jacksonville State (2004) Eastern Illinois (2005) Eastern Illinois & Tennessee–Martin (2006) Eastern Kentucky (2007) Eastern Kentucky (2008) Eastern Illinois (2009) Southeast Missouri State (2010) Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, & Tennessee Tech (2011) Eastern Illinois (2012) Eastern Illinois (2013) Jacksonville State (2014) Jacksonville State (2015) Jacksonville State (2016) Jacksonville State (2017) Jacksonville State (2018) Austin Peay & Southeast Missouri State (2019) Jacksonville State (2020) UT Martin (2021) Southeast Missouri State & UT Martin (2022)
National championships in bold † WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared

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