2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

The 2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-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 9–4 and 6–2 in OVC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Indiana State.

2014 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 16–36 vs. Indiana State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18
FCS Coaches	No. 16
Record	9–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Dean Hood (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dane Damron (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Hatmaker (4th season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium

2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5					6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris*		Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA		W 29–10	2,809
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*		Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 17–10	16,670
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Morehead State*		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (Old Hawg Rifle)	OVCDN	W 55–16	16,700
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee–Martin	No. 23	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 49–24	3,208
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 19	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 31–0	3,858
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	No. 17	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 36–33	5,700
October 18	8:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	No. 13	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 31–39	4,161
October 25	3:00 p.m.	SE Missouri State	No. 19	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 33–21	10,300
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	No. 16	LP Field Nashville, TN	OVCDN	W 56–42	5,052
November 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Jacksonville State	No. 16	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 6–20	9,400
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 18	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 43–36	3,100
November 22	Noon	at Florida*	No. 14	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 3–52	83,399
November 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Indiana State*	No. 16	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 16–36	1,941
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	23	19	19	17	13	19	16	16	18	14	16
Coaches	RV	RV	25	22	18	18	16	12	18	16	15	20	16	18