2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 UAC)
Head coach	Walt Wells (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Richman (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jake Johnson (6th season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium

2025 United Athletic Conference standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Abilene Christian +^	7	–	1	9	–	5
No. 5 Tarleton State +^	7	–	1	12	–	2
Southern Utah	6	–	2	7	–	5
West Georgia*	5	–	3	8	–	3
Austin Peay	4	–	4	7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	5	5	–	7
Central Arkansas	2	–	6	3	–	9
Utah Tech	1	–	7	2	–	10
North Alabama	1	–	7	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by sixth-year head coach Walt Wells and played at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond, Kentucky.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:00 p.m.	at Louisville*	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	L 17–51	50,536
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Houston Christian*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 20–10	5,193
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN+	L 7–38	23,925
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 West Georgia	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+	L 12–33	4,378
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 27–7	8,239
October 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 Austin Peay	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 34–20	5,753
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at North Alabama	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 14–35	8,922
October 25	3:00 p.m.	No. 3 Tarleton State	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 7–31	6,448
November 1	5:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 34–13	5,953
November 8	3:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 17–27	4,093
November 15	3:00 p.m.	No. 18 Abilene Christian	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 10–17	4,067
November 22	4:00 p.m.	at Utah Tech	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	W 33–10	2,757
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Louisville (FBS)

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–0) at Louisville Cardinals (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	0	10	17
Cardinals (FBS)	21	20	7	3	51

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY

Date: August 30
Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 50,536
Referee: Justin Elliot
TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst) and Victoria Arlen (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(9:48) LOU – Isaac Brown 31-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:07; Louisville 7–0)
(7:49) LOU – Caullin Lacy 93-yard punt return (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Louisville 14–0)
(0:44) LOU – Miller Moss 8-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:28; Louisville 21–0)

Second quarter

(11:05) LOU – Isaac Brown 68-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:52; Louisville 28–0)
(8:26) LOU – Duke Watson 30-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 30 yards, 0:09; Louisville 35–0)
(2:58) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 1-yard run (Cooper Ranvier PAT failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:02; Louisville 41–0)
(0:50) EKU – Vito Tisdale 93-yard interception return (Buzz Flabiano kick) (Louisville 41–7)

Third quarter

(8:26) LOU – Kris Hughes 30-yard pass from Brady Allen (Nick Keller kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 30 yards, 0:09; Louisville 48–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:18) EKU – Brady Hensley 1-yard run (Buzz Flabiano kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:32; Louisville 48–14)
(8:23) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 23-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:55; Louisville 51–14)
(1:06) EKU – Buzz Flabiano 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:10; Louisville 51–17)

Statistics	EKU	LOU
First downs	10	28
Total yards	150	542
Rushes–yards	39–74	30–229
Passing yards	76	313
Passing: comp–att–int	5–14–0	25–37–3
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Myles Burkett	5–14, 76 yards
	Rushing	Brayden Latham	10 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Marcus Calwise Jr.	1 reception, 29 yards
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	17–25, 223 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	6 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Bell	5 receptions, 63 yards

Houston Christian

Houston Christian Huskies (1–0) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	0	0	10
Colonels	13	0	0	7	20

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 5,193
Referee: Gabriel Tomlin
TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Stotelmyer (play-by-play) and Jim Tirey (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(11:19) EKU – Buzz Flabiano 30-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, 2:46; Eastern Kentucky 3–0)
(4:15) HCU – Charlie Weinrich 23-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 63 yards, 6:59; Tied 3–3)
(2:17) EKU – Derek Taylor 75-yard fumble recovery, Buzz Flabiano kick (Eastern Kentucky 10–3)
(0:15) EKU – Buzz Flabiano 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:56; Eastern Kentucky 13–3)

Second Quarter

(5:43) HCU – Deuce McMillan 16-yard pass from Jake Weir, Charlie Weinrich kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:56; Eastern Kentucky 13–10)

Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter

(13:46) EKU – Myles Burkett 1-yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:09; Eastern Kentucky 20–10)

Statistics	HCU	EKU
First downs	17	10
Total yards	259	173
Rushing yards	42	94
Passing yards	217	79
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–45–0	13–19–1
Time of possession	27:00	28:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing	Jake Weir	22/45, 217 yards, TD
	Rushing	Darryle Evans	15 carries, 40 yards
	Receiving	Tamarcus Gray Jr.	10 receptions, 80 yards
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Myles Burkett	13/19, 79 yards, INT
	Rushing	Brayden Latham	21 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Dequan Stanley	5 receptions, 34 yards

at Marshall (FBS)

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1–1) vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (FBS) (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	7	0	7
Thundering Herd (FBS)	17	14	7	0	38

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

Date: September 13
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 23,925
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Morehouse (play-by-play), Mark Martin (analyst) and Ben Westfall (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(8:13) MRSH – Lorcan Quinn 19 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:21; Marshall 3–0)
(5:01) MRSH – Carlos Del Rio-Wilson 4 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:05; Marshall 10–0)
(0:25) MRSH – Justin Williams-Thomas 3 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:15; Marshall 17–0)

Second quarter

(12:03) MRSH – Justin Williams-Thomas 30 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:30; Marshall 24–0)
(0:08) MRSH – Adrian Norton 30 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:49; Marshall 31–0)

Third quarter

(13:08) EKU – Jayden West 13 yard pass from Jordyn Potts, Buzz Fabiano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:03; Marshall 31–7)
(8:01) MRSH – JacQai Long 3 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:06; Marshall 38–7)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	EKU	MRSH
First downs	10	21
Total yards	102	377
Rushing yards	11	263
Passing yards	91	114
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–24–2	8–14–0
Time of possession	25:56	34:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Jordyn Potts	7/19, 78 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brayden Latham	10 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	T. J. Mitchell	1 reception, 36 yards
Marshall	Passing	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	7/9, 108 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	13 carries, 58 yards, TD
	Receiving	Justin Williams-Thomas	3 receptions, 41 yards, TD

at No. 22 West Georgia

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1–2) vs. No. 22 West Georgia Wolves (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	9	0	0	12
No. 22 Wolves	7	14	7	5	33

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

Date: September 20
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Stotelmyer (play-by-play), Wes Chandler and Jim Tirey (analysts)

Statistics	EKU	UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Nicholls

Nicholls Colonels (1–3) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Nicholls	7	0	0	0	7
Eastern Kentucky	0	7	10	10	27

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

Date: September 27
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Stotelmyer (play-by-play), Jim Tirey (analyst) and Maggie Davis (sideline)

Statistics	NICH	EKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 16 Austin Peay

No. 16 Austin Peay Governors (4–2) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Governors	7	13	0	0	20
Colonels	7	10	3	14	34

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

Date: October 11

Statistics	APSU	EKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Alabama

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (3–3) vs. North Alabama Lions (1–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	0	7	14
Lions	7	7	14	7	35

at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL

Date: October 18

Statistics	EKU	UNA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 3 Tarleton State

No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (8–0) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (3–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Texans	7	3	21	0	31
Colonels	0	7	0	0	7

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

Date: October 25

Statistics	TAR	EKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Central Arkansas

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (3–5) vs. Central Arkansas Bears (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Estes Stadium • Conway, AR

Date: November 1

Statistics	EKU	CARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southern Utah

Southern Utah Thunderbirds (4–5) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	-	-	-	-	0
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

Date: November 8

Statistics	SUU	EKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 18 Abilene Christian

No. 18 Abilene Christian Wildcats (6–4) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

Date: November 15

Statistics	ACU	EKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Utah Tech

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–0) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

Date: November 22

Statistics	EKU	UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ Kelley, Kevin (December 2, 2024). "Eastern Kentucky announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
^ "EKU Football Releases 2025 Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
^ Schaffer, Matthew (September 14, 2024). "Marshall to host Eastern Kentucky, announce full non-conference schedule for 2025". WCHS-TV. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

[1] Kelley, Kevin (December 2, 2024). "Eastern Kentucky announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

[2] "EKU Football Releases 2025 Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

[3] Schaffer, Matthew (September 14, 2024). "Marshall to host Eastern Kentucky, announce full non-conference schedule for 2025". WCHS-TV. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
Venues	Hanger Stadium (1938–1968) Roy Kidd Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1955 Tangerine Bowl 1967 Grantland Rice Bowl Morehead State: Old Hawg Rifle Western Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass
Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White" Marching Colonels
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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