2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

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.

2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 UAC)
Head coach
  • Walt Wells (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorAndy Richman (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJake Johnson (6th season)
Home stadiumRoy Kidd Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 United Athletic Conference standings
Conf. Overall
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:00 p.m.at Louisville*
  • L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNL 17–5150,536
September 66:00 p.m.Houston Christian*
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
ESPN+W 20–105,193
September 136:00 p.m.at Marshall*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN+L 7–3823,925
September 206:00 p.m.at No. 22 West Georgia
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN+L 12–334,378
September 276:00 p.m.Nicholls*
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
ESPN+W 27–78,239
October 116:00 p.m.No. 16 Austin Peay
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
ESPN+W 34–205,753
October 187:00 p.m.at North Alabama
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+L 14–358,922
October 253:00 p.m.No. 3 Tarleton State
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
ESPN+L 7–316,448
November 15:00 p.m.at Central Arkansas
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN+W 34–135,953
November 83:00 p.m.Southern Utah
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
ESPN+L 17–274,093
November 153:00 p.m.No. 18 Abilene Christian
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
ESPN+L 10–174,067
November 224:00 p.m.at Utah Tech
  • Greater Zion Stadium
  • St. George, UT
ESPN+W 33–102,757
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Louisville (FBS)

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–0) at Louisville Cardinals (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonels 0 7 01017
Cardinals (FBS) 21 20 7351

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 34Total
Huskies 3 7 0010
Colonels 13 0 0720

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 34Total
Colonels 0 0 707
Thundering Herd (FBS) 17 14 7038

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 34Total
Colonels 3 9 0012
No. 22 Wolves 7 14 7533

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 34Total
Nicholls 7 0 007
Eastern Kentucky 0 7 101027

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 34Total
No. 16 Governors 7 13 0020
Colonels 7 10 31434

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 34Total
Colonels 0 7 0714
Lions 7 7 14735

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 34Total
No. 3 Texans 7 3 21031
Colonels 0 7 007

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 34Total
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 34Total
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 34Total
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 34Total
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

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