The 2009 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Dean Hood, the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Roy Kidd Coach of the Year.[1] Hood was in his second season as head coach. The season marked the Colonels' 100th season of play. The Colonels played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond, Kentucky. The team finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 5–3 in OVC play.
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 5–6 (5–3 OVC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Springston (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Jacksonville State | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 8:00 pm | at Indiana* | BTN | L 13–19 | 36,759 | |||
September 19 | 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | No. 22 | OVCsports.tv | W 17–7 | 10,600 | ||
September 26 | 8:00 pm | at Murray State | No. 20 | OVCsports.tv | W 23–13 | 5,966 | ||
October 3 | 2:30 pm | at No. 22 Eastern Illinois | No. 18 | OVCsports.tv | W 36–31 | 11,271 | [2] | |
October 10 | 6:00 pm | Tennessee State | No. 16 |
| OVCsports.tv | L 17–20 | 7,100 | |
October 17 | 3:00 pm | UT Martin |
| W 31–25 | 7,400 | |||
October 24 | 7:00 pm | at Austin Peay | L 20–24 | 3,118 | ||||
October 31 | 1:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State |
| W 20–6 | 3,300 | |||
November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Kentucky* | BBSN | L 12–37 | 67,053 | |||
November 14 | 1:00 pm | Western Carolina* |
| L 7–24 | 4,200 | |||
November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Jacksonville State | L 26–34 | 8,713 | ||||
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Coaching staff
editName | Position | Alma Mater | Year |
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Dean Hood | Head coach | Ohio Wesleyan, 1986 | 2nd |
Mike Springston | Offensive coordinator/QBs coach | West Virginia Tech, 1981 | 2nd |
Dane Damron | Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach | Georgetown College, 1994 | 1st |
Garry Fisher | Linebackers coach | Bowling Green, 2002 | 1st |
Tony Hatmaker | Defensive backs coach | Union College (KY), 1993 | 2nd |
Ben Hodges | Wide receivers coach | Central College, 2006 | 4th |
Carson Jeffers | Offensive line coach | Concord College, 1997 | 2nd |
Jake Johnson | Defensive line coach | Eastern Kentucky, 2002 | 6th |
John Revere | Running backs coach | Eastern Kentucky, 1976 | 13th |
References
edit- ^ "OVC Football Report - FCS Playoffs". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Colonels come back to top Eastern Illinois". The Courier-Journal. Associated Press. October 4, 2009. p. C10. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.