1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team information
American college football season
1986Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 10–24 at Arkansas State
Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
Record
10–3–1 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Roy Kidd (23rd season)
Home stadium
Hanger Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^
6
–
1
–
0
10
–
3
–
1
No. 18 Murray State $^
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
1
Akron
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Middle Tennessee
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Morehead State
3
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Austin Peay
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Youngstown State
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Tennessee Tech
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 10–3–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Murray State. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where Colonels defeated Furman in the first round and Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to Arkansas State in the semifinals.
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