2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Mark Elder (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Adam Austin (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kurt Maddix (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Shannon Morrison (4th season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated December 14, 2023

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Austin Peay +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
UT Martin	6	–	2	7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tennessee Tech	3	–	5	6	–	6
Jacksonville State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Murray State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Eastern Illinois	1	–	7	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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]

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in third place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

Preseason All-OVC team

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Valparaiso *	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 53–7	11,130
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville *	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN Extra	L 0–42	48,808
September 14	1:00 p.m.	at Indiana State *	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 7–19	4,416
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian *	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	W 35–10	2,152
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 42–16	8,861
October 5	3:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN3	L 28–38	11,260
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	W 34–27	9,029
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	W 33–6	4,000
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Austin Peay	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 21–28 ^OT	7,330
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN3	L 31–38	3,750
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 22–10	2,987
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 29–23	14,477
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	7	0	7
Colonels	15	17	7	14	53

At Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	14	0	14	14	42

At Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	7	0	7
Sycamores	3	7	0	9	19

At Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	7	14	0	14	35
Blue Hose	10	0	0	0	10

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	6	7	0	16
Colonels	7	14	7	14	42

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	10	14	7	38
Colonels	7	7	7	7	28

At Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	7	10	17	0	34
Racers	3	7	7	10	27

At Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	7	7	3	16	33
Panthers	0	0	0	6	6

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Governors	7	0	7	7	7	28
Colonels	10	0	0	11	0	21

At Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	7	17	7	0	31
No. 17 Redhawks	7	7	7	17	38

Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	0	3	0	10
Colonels	7	9	0	6	22

At Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	6	3	14	6	29
Gamecocks	6	3	7	7	23

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches	RV

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References

↑ "Mark Elder out as Eastern Kentucky football coach". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
↑ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
↑ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
↑ "2019 Eastern Kentucky Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

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[1] "Mark Elder out as Eastern Kentucky football coach". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[Preseason_poll-2] "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[OVC_team-3] "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[4] "2019 Eastern Kentucky Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

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