Eastern Kentucky
1-3UAC · Roy Kidd Stadium · 20,000 · 4,597 avg in 2026
LastL 14–17 vs Dayton · Sat Sep 19 · Jordyn Potts 273 pass yds, 1 TD, 40 rush yds
Nextvs North Alabama · Sat Oct 3 · 6 pm ET · Roy Kidd Stadium · series 3-1, last win 2024
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #154 | #197 | +3✗ | @Western Carolina | L 21–45 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #154 | #66 | +22✗ | @Jacksonville State | L 7–49 118 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #166 | #172 | +3✓ | Chattanooga | W 22–17 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #168 | #205 | -11.5✗ | Dayton | L 14–17 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #186 | #173 | North Alabama | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | West Georgia | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Tennessee Tech | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | West Florida | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Tarleton State | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Austin Peay | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Central Arkansas | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Abilene Christian |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Dayton | L 14–17 | — | — | — | +0.117 | 40.8% | 112.7% | One-score loss |
| Sep 12 | Chattanooga | W 22–17 | — | — | — | +0.038 | 43.3% | 116.8% | Best success rate |
| Sep 5 | @Jacksonville State | L 7–49 | 285 | 2 | 33:27 | -0.141 | 37.9% | 119.0% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | @Western Carolina | L 21–45 | — | — | — | +0.229 | 38.1% | 150.9% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (4 games) | 285 | 2.0 | +0.061 | 40.0% | 124.8% | ||||
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs North Alabama · Sat Oct 3 · 6 pm ET
Eastern Kentucky is the Kentucky program that won a bowl game five years ago and is still trying to climb back to that moment.
The chip is five years old and fading: Eastern Kentucky won a bowl in 2021 and hasn't been back since. The Colonels know they can get there because they've been there — they just need to find the…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-3
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among UAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Eastern Kentucky has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Oct 3
vs North Alabama · at home
Outcome band · Eastern Kentucky · 2026
Outcome band · Eastern Kentucky · 2026Eastern Kentucky's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Eastern Kentucky is the Kentucky program that won a bowl game five years ago and is still trying to climb back to that moment.
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