2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

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2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
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OVC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 17–20 vs. James Madison
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dane Damron (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Hatmaker (1st season)
Home stadium Roy Kidd Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 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 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Kansas State *L 7–1050,292
September 106:00 pm Missouri State *W 28–249,200
September 176:00 pmNo. 14 Chattanooga *
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
L 14–2310,100
September 247:00 pmat Austin Peay L 17–235,634
October 82:30 pmat Eastern Illinois W 48–169,063
October 153:00 pm Southeast Missouri State
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 41–174,100
October 223:00 pm Tennessee State
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 33–2210,800
October 292:00 pm Murray State W 34–333,466
November 54:00 pmat No. 18 Jacksonville State ESPN3 W 52–4816,845
November 121:00 pm Tennessee Tech No. 25
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
L 21–286,100
November 191:00 pm UT Martin
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 23–163,300
November 2612:00 pmNo. 17 James Madison *
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round)
ESPNU L 17–202,388

References

    "2010-11 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 5, 2025.