Mode: | football |
Year: | 2019 |
Team: | Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | OVC |
Record: | 7–5 |
Conf Record: | 5–3 |
Head Coach: | Mark Elder |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Off Coach: | Adam Austin |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Kurt Maddix |
Dc Year: | 4th |
Codef Coach1: | Shannon Morrison |
Codc1 Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Roy Kidd Stadium |
The 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Elder and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. Elder was fired following the season. He finished with a record of 21–24.[1]
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in third place.[2]
1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
6 | UT Martin | 58 |
7 | Murray State | 55 |
8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |
The Colonels had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
Offense
Daryl McCleskey Jr. – RB
Defense
Aaron Patrick – DL
Leodis Moore III – DB
See also: 2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team.
See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team.
See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team.
See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team.
See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team.
See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team.
See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team.
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team.
See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team.
See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.
See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.