About Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Eastern Kentucky Colonels is the football program of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. It competes in NCAA Division I FCS as a member of the United Athletic Conference. The football program was established in 1891.
In the United Athletic Conference, Colonels share the field with Abilene Christian Wildcats, Austin Peay Governors, Central Arkansas Bears, North Alabama Lions, Tarleton State Texans, University of West Florida Argonauts and University of West Georgia Wolves. The conference's football programs are in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas.
Eastern Kentucky University is a public university with 10,000 to 19,999 students, set in a town some distance from a city in Madison County. This page follows football news that names Eastern Kentucky University or the Colonels. Stories about the school's other sports are left out.