2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ASUN co-champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 41–52 vs. Gardner–Webb
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	7–5 (3–2 ASUN)
Head coach	Walt Wells (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Richman (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jake Johnson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 ASUN Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Jacksonville State*	5	–	0	9	–	2
Austin Peay +	3	–	2	7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky +^	3	–	2	7	–	5
Central Arkansas +	3	–	2	5	–	6
Kennesaw State	1	–	4	5	–	6
North Alabama	0	–	5	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Jacksonville State ineligible for postseason play and ASUN title due to start of transition to FBS. Rankings from STATS Poll

2022 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Kentucky $^	4	–	1	7	–	5
Central Arkansas	4	–	1	5	–	6
Austin Peay	3	–	1	7	–	4
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	1	6	–	5
Abilene Christian	1	–	1	7	–	4
Kennesaw State	1	–	3	5	–	6
Southern Utah	0	–	3	5	–	6
North Alabama	0	–	4	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the ASUN Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Walt Wells in his third season, and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. On August 28, Wells had a cardiac episode.^[1] The following day, Garry McPeek was named the acting head coach.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan*		Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 34–42	16,531
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green*		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 59–57 ^7OT	17,376
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*	No. 19	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 40–17	16,906
September 24	4:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 16	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 20–31	8,827
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	No. 25	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 35–28	14,099
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Sam Houston	No. 23	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 17–25	13,187
October 22	3:00 p.m.	North Alabama		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 56–53	15,244
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Southeast Missouri State*		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN3	W 28–23	4,902
November 5	5:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 42–14	9,164
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	L 17–42	15,875
November 19	3:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 45–38	7,053
November 26	5:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 41–52	4,973
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	10	7	17	34
Eagles	0	14	14	14	42

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	6OT	7OT	Total
Colonels	0	24	7	7	7	6	2	2	0	2	2	59
Falcons	10	7	7	14	7	6	2	2	0	2	0	57

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	10	0	7	17
No. 19 Colonels	16	0	17	7	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Colonels	10	10	0	0	20
Governors	3	0	7	21	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	14	7	7	28
No. 25 Colonels	7	14	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	10	0	3	12	25
No. 23 Colonels	0	10	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	14	18	53
Colonels	7	28	7	14	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	22	6	28
No. 15 Redhawks	10	3	3	7	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	0	7	14
Colonels	7	14	7	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	10	0	17
Gamecocks	7	14	14	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	0	10	14	38
Colonels	9	14	15	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	21	10	21	0	52
Colonels	14	13	0	14	41

v t e 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
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e 2022 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Davidson Delaware Eastern Kentucky Elon Fordham Furman Gardner–Webb Holy Cross Idaho Incarnate Word Montana Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Sacramento State Saint Francis (PA) Samford South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern Louisiana Weber State William & Mary
Champion – South Dakota State