1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

The 1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 10–3–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Murray State. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where Colonels defeated Furman in the first round and Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to Arkansas State in the semifinals.

1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–3–1 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
  • Roy Kidd (23rd season)
Home stadiumHanger Field
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 1 010 3 1
No. 18 Murray State $^ 6 1 07 4 1
Akron 4 3 07 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 3 06 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 07 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 05 6 0
Youngstown State 2 5 02 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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