| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 3–6 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Walt Wells |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Andy Richman |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Jake Johnson |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Roy Kidd Stadium |
| Champion: | Opportunity Bowl champion |
The 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Walt Wells in his first season as the program's 15th head coach.[1] The Colonels played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium and competed as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
While the Ohio Valley Conference moved conference games to the spring of 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while allowing member schools to play four non-conference games in the fall of 2020, Eastern Kentucky scheduled eight non-conference games for the fall of 2020.[2]
See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.
See also: 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2020 Houston Baptist Huskies football team.
| Statistics | HBU | EKU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 26 |
| Total yards | 520 | 480 |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 184 |
| Passing yards | 380 | 296 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Baptist | Passing | 35/46, 380 yards, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Dreshawn Minnieweather | 9 rushes, 38 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Vernon Harrell | 10 receptions, 98 yards, TD | |
| Eastern Kentucky | Passing | Parker McKinney | 25/40, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Alonzo Booth | 17 rushes, 108 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Keyion Dixon | 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD |
See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROY −30 | 60[4] |
| Statistics | Eastern Kentucky | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 27 |
| Total yards | 425 | 507 |
| Rushing yards | 55 | 174 |
| Passing yards | 370 | 333 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:12 | 25:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky | Passing | Parker McKinney | 30/47, 370 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Alonzo Booth | 15 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Keyion Dixon | 8 receptions, 196 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Troy | Passing | 26/38, 333 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs | |
| Rushing | 13 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD | ||
| Receiving | 7 receptions, 100 yards |
See also: 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team.
See also: 2020 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team.
See also: 2020 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.