1995 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
| 1995 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA first round, L 0–48 at Montana | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–3 (7–1 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Murray State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 ^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Middle Tennessee | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 31st-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished second in the OVC. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs and were defeated by Montana in the first round.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at UCF* | No. 5 | L 32–40 | 13,442 | [1] | |
| September 9 | Western Kentucky* | No. 11 | W 38–14 | 18,600 | [2] | |
| September 16 | East Stroudsburg* | No. 9 |
| W 26–0 | [3] | |
| September 23 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 9 | W 21–3 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 8 | W 42–24 | 7,105 | [5] | |
| October 14 | Middle Tennessee | No. 9 |
| W 34–21 | 7,900 | [6] |
| October 21 | Tennessee–Martin | No. 9 |
| W 38–15 | 12,800 | [7] |
| October 28 | at Tennessee State | No. 6 | W 56–20 | 2,716 | [8] | |
| November 4 | at No. 8 Murray State | No. 5 | L 7–17 | 15,711 | [9] | |
| November 11 | Austin Peay | No. 10 |
| W 28–0 | 2,200 | [10] |
| November 18 | Morehead State | No. 10 |
| W 41–10 | [11] | |
| November 25 | at No. 8 Montana* | No. 10 | L 0–48 | 13,830 | [12] | |
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References
- ^ "Culpepper dazzles 'em in UCF win". The Tampa Tribune. September 1, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WKU close early, out of it late". The Park City Daily News. September 10, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky derails ESU 26–0". The Morning Call. September 17, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern walks over Tennessee Tech 21–3". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU cuffs SEMO,but Kidd not satisfied". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 1, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU whips Middle 34–21 as Murrell scores three TDs". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 15, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murrell leads EKU win". The Advocate-Messenger. October 22, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fright show for Tigers". The Tennessean. October 29, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray State surprises itself with share of OVC championship". The Evansville Courier. November 5, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels knock off Austin Peay 28–0". The State Journal. November 12, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern rolls 41–10 into 'second season'". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 19, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blowout; Grizzlies shut out EKU, 48–0". The Independent-Record. November 26, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.