1992 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1992
| team = Eastern Kentucky Colonels
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Ohio Valley Conference
| short_conf = OVC
| record = 9–3
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Roy Kidd
| hc_year = 29th
| captain =
| stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| bowl_result = L 10–44 at Marshall
}}
{{1992 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1992 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished second in the OVC. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA First Round and were defeated by Marshall.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1992
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–7
| attend = 14,101
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-brown-turns-on-speed/145388570/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Brown turns on speed as Eastern Kentucky burns Western 21–7|date=September 6, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = Northeast Louisiana
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| score = 26–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69026345/miracle-finish-lifts-eastern-2621/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Miracle finish lifts Eastern, 26–21|date=September 20, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| score = 35–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-e-kentucky-explodes-past/145388835/|work=The Tennessean|title=E. Kentucky explodes past Tech|date=September 27, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| opponent = Southeast Missouri State
| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| score = 20–10
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-e-kentucky-20/145388950/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=E. Kentucky 20, SEMO 10|date=October 4, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = Samford
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Seibert Stadium
| site_cityst = Homewood, AL
| score = 14–46
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-samford-slams-no/145373747/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Samford slams No. 3 Eastern 46–14|date=October 11, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 7–38
| attend = 12,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-journal-mtsu-mauls-easter/145389212/|work=The Daily News-Journal|title=MTSU mauls Eastern Kentucky|date=October 18, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Tennessee–Martin
| site_stadium = Pacer Stadium
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| score = 35–9
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-eastern-kentucky-downs-u/145389401/|work=The Jackson Sun|title=Eastern Kentucky downs UT–Martin|date=October 25, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| rank = 16
| opponent = Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| score = 49–28
| attend = 10,200
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-eastern-whips-te/142512946/|title=Eastern whips Tennessee St. 49–28|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader|date=November 1, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| rank = 15
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| score = 21–18
| overtime = OT
| attend = 6,400
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-duffys-field-goal-holds/145389713/|title=Duffy's field goal holds off Racers|newspaper=The Paducah Sun|date=November 8, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Austin Peay
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Clarksville, TN
| score = 45–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-eastern-drills-austin/145389896/|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|title=Eastern drills Austin Peay, 45–14|date=November 15, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 37–9
| attend = 6,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-eku-rips-morehead-a/145390058/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=EKU rips Morehead, anticipates playoff bid|date=November 22, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Marshall University Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| score = 10–44
| attend = 16,598
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-eastern-crushed/145390272/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Eastern crushed in I-AA playoffs|date=November 29, 1992|accessdate=April 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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