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1990 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Murray State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Austin Peay 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as OVC co-champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA First Round and were defeated by Furman.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8UCF*
W 24–1219,200[1]
September 15Southeast Missouri State*
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 45–0[2]
September 22at Georgia Southern*No. 8
W 42–3417,373[3]
September 29at No. 19 Western Kentucky*No. 7
W 35–1218,000[4]
October 6at No. 1 Middle TennesseeNo. 4
W 10–7[5]
October 13at Murray StateNo. 1
W 42–0[6]
October 20Tennessee StateNo. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 55–1720,800[7]
October 27Tennessee TechNo. 1
  • Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
W 29–20[8]
November 3at Austin PeayNo. 1
W 38–142,068[9]
November 10at No. 18 Marshall*No. 1
W 15–1216,517[10]
November 17Morehead StateNo. 1
L 17–27[11]
November 24No. 12 Furman*No. 5
L 17–454,528[12]

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Kentucky tops UCF 24–12". Florida Today. September 9, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "EKU shows Southeast Missouri is still out of its league". The Courier-Journal. September 16, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eagles' home win streak, magic vanish at Paulson". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 23, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern tops Western 35–12 despite heroics by Donisi". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eastern ends string for No. 1 MTSU". The Tennessean. October 7, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colonels delay Racers' offensive search". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "EKU wins easily, but loses Fields". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 21, 1988. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eastern Ky. overruns Tech". The Tennessean. October 28, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "No. 1 EKU capitalizes on APSU mistakes". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 4, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eastern scores two fourth-quarter TDs to down Marshall 15–12". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Morehead beats jinx, stuns Morehead, 27–17". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 18, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Eastern's playoff ride hits 45–17 derailment". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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