| Year: | 1982 |
| Team: | Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 13–0 |
| Conf Record: | 7–0 |
| Head Coach: | Roy Kidd |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Stadium: | Hanger Field |
| Champion: | NCAA Division I-AA champion OVC champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | W 17–14 vs Delaware |
The 1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 19th season under head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled a perfect 13–0 record and defeated Delaware in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1]