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{{2015 OVC football standings}}
The '''2015 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team''' represents [[Eastern Kentucky University]] during the [[2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season]]. They are led by eighth-year head coach [[Dean Hood]] and play their home games at [[Roy Kidd Stadium]], although the October 10 game against [[2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team|Tennessee Tech]] was moved to [[Toyota Stadium (Georgetown, Kentucky)|Toyota Stadium]] due to campus safety concerns in the wake of threatening graffiti in a campus restroom and other threats allegedly made over social media.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/EKU-issues-alert-cancels-classes-for-the-rest-of-the-week-331039272.html |title=EKU cancels classes for the rest of the week to further investigate threat found Sunday |first=Sean |last=Moody |publisher=[[WKYT-TV]] |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |date=October 7, 2015 |accessdate=October 8, 2015}}</ref>
The '''2015 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team''' represented [[Eastern Kentucky University]] during the [[2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season]]. They were led by eighth-year head coach [[Dean Hood]] and played their home games at [[Roy Kidd Stadium]]. The Colonels were a member of the [[Ohio Valley Conference]]. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.


Their game against [[2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team|Tennessee Tech]] originally scheduled for October 10 was played two days earlier at [[Toyota Stadium (Georgetown, Kentucky)|Toyota Stadium]] in [[Georgetown, Kentucky]]<ref>{{cite web |title=EKU Rides Strong First Half to 48-17 Win Over Tennessee Tech|url=http://www.ekusports.com/news/2015/10/8/FOOTBALL_1008153105.aspx|publisher=Eastern Kentucky University Department of Athletics|date=October 8, 2015|accessdate=October 8, 2015}}</ref> due to campus safety concerns in the wake of threatening graffiti in a campus restroom and other threats allegedly made over social media.<ref>{{cite news|title=EKU Cancels Classes for the Rest of the Week to Further Investigate Threat Found Sunday|first=Sean|last=Moody|url=http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/EKU-issues-alert-cancels-classes-for-the-rest-of-the-week-331039272.html|work=[[WKYT-TV|WKYT]]|location=Lexington|date=October 7, 2015|accessdate=October 8, 2015|archive-date=October 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009002128/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/EKU-issues-alert-cancels-classes-for-the-rest-of-the-week-331039272.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Colonels are a member of the [[Ohio Valley Conference]].

On November 23, Hood was fired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/hood-out-as-eastern-kentucky-coach-112315|title = College Football News, Videos, Scores, Teams, Standings, Stats}}</ref> He finished at Eastern Kentucky with an eight-year record of 55–38.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
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| rankyear = 2015
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| date = September 3
| time = 7:00 PM
| poll = STATS
| w/l = w
| timezone = Eastern

| nonconf = yes
|{{CFB schedule entry
| homecoming =
| date = September 3
| away =
| time = 7:00&nbsp;pm
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football team|Valparaiso]]
| opprank =
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football team|Valparaiso]]
| site_stadium = [[Roy Kidd Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Roy Kidd Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond, KY]]
| site_cityst = [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond, KY]]
| tv = [[OVC Digital Network|OVCDN]]
| gamename =
| score = 52–10
| tv = [http://www.ovcdigitalnetwork.com/watch/ OVCDN]
| score = 52–10
| attend = 12,800
| overtime =
| attend = 12,800
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| date = September 12
| time = 6:00 PM
| time = 6:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away = y
| away = yes
| rank = 19
| opponent = [[2015 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = [[2015 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| tv = [[ESPN3]]
| gamename =
| score = 0–35
| tv = [[ESPN3]]
| score = 0–35
| attend = 57,600
| overtime =
| attend = 57,600
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| date = September 26
| time = 6:00 PM
| time = 6:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| rank = 18
| opponent = [[2015 Austin Peay Governors football team|Austin Peay]]
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| opponent = [[2015 Austin Peay Governors football team|Austin Peay]]
| opprank =
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| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| gamename =
| tv = OVCDN
| tv = OVCDN
| score = 51–13
| score = 51–13
| attend = 11,400
| overtime =
| attend = 11,400
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}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| date = October 3
| time = 7:30 PM
| time = 7:30&nbsp;pm
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away = y
| away = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky)|Commonwealth Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky)|Commonwealth Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]
| tv = [[SEC Network|SECN Alt.]]
| gamename =
| score = 27–34
| tv = [[SEC Network|SECN Alt.]]
| score = 27–34
| overtime = OT
| overtime = OT
| attend = 63,380
| attend = 63,380
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{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| date = {{tooltip|October 8|Thursday}}
| time = 7:00 PM
| time = 7:00&nbsp;pm
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| w/l = w
| nonconf =
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| homecoming =
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| opponent = [[2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team|Tennessee Tech]]
| away =
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| rank = 17
| opponent = [[2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team|Tennessee Tech]]
| opprank =
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| site_stadium = [[Toyota Stadium (Georgetown, Kentucky)|Toyota Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown, KY]]
| site_cityst = [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown, KY]]
| gamename =
| tv = OVCDN
| tv = OVCDN
| score = 48–17
| score = 48–17
| attend = 3,700
| overtime =
| attend = 3,700
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{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| date = October 17
| time = 2:00 PM
| time = 2:00&nbsp;pm
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| nonconf =
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| homecoming =
| rank = 14
| opponent = [[2015 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team|Southeast Missouri State]]
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2015 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team|Southeast Missouri State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Houck Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Houck Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau, MO]]
| site_cityst = [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau, MO]]
| gamename =
| tv = OVCDN
| tv = OVCDN
| score = 27–10
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| attend = 7,589
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| date = October 24
| time = 3:00 PM
| time = 3:00&nbsp;pm
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| nonconf =
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| homecoming = yes
| rank = 13
| opponent = [[2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team|Tennessee State]]
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| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
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| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
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| tv = OVCDN
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = October 31
| time = 2:00 PM
| time = 2:00&nbsp;pm
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| homecoming =
| rank = 13
| opponent = [[2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team|Jacksonville State]]
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| neutral =
| opprank = 1
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| opponent = [[2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team|Jacksonville State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium|JSU Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium|JSU Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Alabama|Jacksonville, AL]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Alabama|Jacksonville, AL]]
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| tv = OVCDN
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| date = November 7
| date = November 7
| time = 1:00 PM
| time = 1:00&nbsp;pm
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| opponent = [[2015 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football team|Tennessee–Martin]]
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| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
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| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| gamename =
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| tv = OVCDN
| score = 35–42
| score =
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| overtime =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| date = November 14
| time = 2:00 PM
| time = 2:00&nbsp;pm
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| nonconf =
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| homecoming =
| rank = 24
| opponent = [[2015 Murray State Racers football team|Murray State]]
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| neutral =
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| site_stadium = [[Roy Stewart Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Roy Stewart Stadium]]
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| tv = OVCDN
| score = 41–34
| overtime = 2OT
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| date = November 21
| time = 2:00 PM
| time = 2:00&nbsp;pm
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| nonconf =
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| rank = 23
| opponent = [[2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team|Eastern Illinois]]
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| site_cityst = [[Charleston, Illinois|Charleston, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, Illinois|Charleston, IL]]
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| tv = OVCDN
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{{CFB Schedule End|poll=STATS FCS Poll released prior to game|timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]}}
*<small>Source: [http://www.ekusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football&Schedule Schedule]</small>
*<small>Source: [http://www.ekusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football&Schedule Schedule]</small>


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:46, 20 February 2024

2015 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDane Damron (5th season)
Home stadiumRoy Kidd Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^   8 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^   7 – 1     7 – 5  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     6 – 5  
SE Missouri State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Tennessee State   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Dean Hood and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. The Colonels were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.

Their game against Tennessee Tech originally scheduled for October 10 was played two days earlier at Toyota Stadium in Georgetown, Kentucky[1] due to campus safety concerns in the wake of threatening graffiti in a campus restroom and other threats allegedly made over social media.[2]

On November 23, Hood was fired.[3] He finished at Eastern Kentucky with an eight-year record of 55–38.

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmValparaiso*No. 17
OVCDNW 52–1012,800
September 126:00 pmat NC State*No. 19
ESPN3L 0–3557,600
September 266:00 pmAustin PeayNo. 18
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNW 51–1311,400
October 37:30 pmat Kentucky*No. 17
SECN Alt.L 27–34 OT63,380
October 87:00 pmvs. Tennessee TechNo. 17
OVCDNW 48–173,700
October 172:00 pmat Southeast Missouri StateNo. 14
OVCDNW 27–107,589
October 243:00 pmTennessee StatedaggerNo. 13
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNW 45–219,400
October 312:00 pmat No. 1 Jacksonville StateNo. 13
OVCDNL 0–3421,988
November 71:00 pmTennessee–MartinNo. 18
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNL 35–427,800
November 142:00 pmat Murray StateNo. 24
OVCDNW 41–34 2OT2,457
November 212:00 pmat Eastern IllinoisNo. 23
OVCDNL 7–211,438
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS171921181717141313182423RV—
Coaches17192221212015141419RVRVRV—

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "EKU Rides Strong First Half to 48-17 Win Over Tennessee Tech". Eastern Kentucky University Department of Athletics. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Moody, Sean (October 7, 2015). "EKU Cancels Classes for the Rest of the Week to Further Investigate Threat Found Sunday". WKYT. Lexington. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "College Football News, Videos, Scores, Teams, Standings, Stats".


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