Eastern Kentucky

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UAC · Roy Kidd Stadium · 20,000 · 4,588 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Dayton · our model 48% Eastern Kentucky · a number, not a pick

LastW 22–17 vs Chattanooga · Sat Sep 12 · Brady Hensley 119 rush yds, 1 TD, 14 rec yds

Nextvs Dayton · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET · Roy Kidd Stadium · series 2-2, won the last 2

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Eastern Kentucky · 2026 schedule & results1-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#154#197+3@Western CarolinaL 21–450-10-0
1Sep 5#154#66+22@Jacksonville StateL 7–49 1180-20-0
2Sep 12#165#173+3ChattanoogaW 22–171-20-0
3Sep 19#166#205Dayton
5Oct 3North Alabama
6Oct 10West Georgia
7Oct 17@Tennessee Tech
8Oct 24West Florida
9Oct 31@Tarleton State
10Nov 7@Austin Peay
11Nov 14Central Arkansas
12Nov 21@Abilene Christian
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 12ChattanoogaW 22–17+0.12343.3%116.8%Best success rate
Sep 5@Jacksonville StateL 7–49285233:27-0.14137.9%119.0%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 29@Western CarolinaL 21–45+0.22938.1%150.9%Season-high EPA/play
Season average (3 games)2852.0+0.07039.8%128.9%

Game Week

4d 22h

until kickoff · vs Dayton · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Eastern Kentucky is the Kentucky program that won a bowl game five years ago and is still trying to climb back to that moment.

Standard GapA program that tasted postseason success in 2021 and has been chasing th…

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 path…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-7 · last season

Game feel44rock fightscombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 9 in the UAC
Heart rate0-1rarely closein one-score games (1 of 12)9th most one-score games of 9 in the UAC
Margin-5.0competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 9 in the UAC
Tempo52average paceoffensive plays / game3rd fastest of 3 in the UAC
Big plays1.17some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)6th most explosive of 9 in the UAC
Home crowd5,632avg attendance6th biggest crowds of 9 in the UAC

✓ measured from 12 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. 4-6 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Dayton · at home

Outcome band · Eastern Kentucky · 2026

Eastern Kentucky's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

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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The experience

Eastern Kentucky is the Kentucky program that won a bowl game five years ago and is still trying to climb back to that moment.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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