2012 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

The 2012 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dean Hood and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Kentucky had an overall record of 8–3 with a 6–2 mark in OVC play to finish in a tie for second place.

2012 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	8–3 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Dean Hood (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dane Damron (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Hatmaker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky		6	–	2					8	–	3
UT Martin		6	–	2					8	–	3
Jacksonville State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Tennessee State		4	–	3					8	–	3
Murray State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					3	–	8
Austin Peay		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 pm	at Purdue*	No. 18	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 6–48	40,572
September 8	6:00 pm	Morehead State*	No. 21	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (Old Hawg Rifle)		W 24–17	11,600
September 15	6:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina*	No. 20	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC		W 35–17	9,316
September 22	6:00 pm	No. 24 Jacksonville State	No. 21	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		W 51–21	13,700
September 29	12:00 pm	at UT Martin	No. 19	Graham Stadium Martin, TN		W 28–16	4,994
October 6	2:00 pm	at Tennessee State	No. 17	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN		L 20–23	6,369
October 13	3:00 pm	Austin Peay	No. 23	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		W 45–14	11,100
October 20	8:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech	No. 23	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		W 42–28	5,668
October 27	12:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	No. 18	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	FCS	L 7–24	4,400
November 3	2:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 25	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		W 31–7	3,525
November 10	1:00 pm	Murray State	No. 22	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		W 55–24	8,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Sports Network	18	21	20	21	19	17	23	23	18	25	22	21	23
Coaches	21	25	25	23	19	16	23	24	18	23	17	16	19