The 2009 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

Eastern Kentucky Colonels football

The Eastern Kentucky University Colonels football team is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision...

 team represented Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...

 in the college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 season of 2009–2010

2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of the college football season, began in August 2009 and concluded with the national championship game on December 18, 2009 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, won by Villanova 23–21 over Montana.-Rule changes for 2009:The NCAA football rules committee...

. The team was led by Dean Hood

Dean Hood

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, the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference

Ohio Valley Conference

The Ohio Valley Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Championship Subdivision , the lower of two levels of Division I...

 (OVC) Roy Kidd Coach of the Year. Hood was in his 2nd season as head coach. Also, the football season marked the Colonels' 100th season of play. The Colonels

Eastern Kentucky Colonels

EKU fields teams in 15 varsity sports . The school is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in Division I of the NCAA , having been a part of the conference since its inception in 1948...

 played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium

Roy Kidd Stadium

Roy Kidd Stadium is Eastern Kentucky University's football stadium in Richmond, Kentucky. The stadium is home to the EKU Colonels football team, located on campus. Currently, Roy Kidd Stadium consists of upper and lower level seating areas with a predominant majority of the seats being metal...

 in Richmond, Kentucky

Richmond, Kentucky

There were 10,795 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. Of all households, 34.7% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had...

. The team finished with a record of 5–6 (5–3 OVC).

Schedule

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Year
Dean Hood	Head Coach	Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges... , 1986	2nd
Mike Springston	Offensive Coordinator/QBs Coach	West Virginia Tech West Virginia University Institute of Technology West Virginia University Institute of Technology is a four-year college located in Montgomery, West Virginia, United States. It is the largest regional campus of West Virginia University and is separately accredited from the main campus of WVU in Morgantown... , 1981	2nd
Dane Damron	Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach	Georgetown College, 1994	1st
Garry Fisher	Linebackers Coach	Bowling Green, 2002	1st
Tony Hatmaker	Defensive Backs Coach	Union College (KY) Union College (Kentucky) Union College is a four-year private college located in Barbourville, Kentucky. The college, founded in 1879, is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Union College is a small liberal arts college in the Appalachian Mountains... , 1993	2nd
Ben Hodges	Wide Receivers Coach	Central College, 2006	4th
Carson Jeffers	Offensive Line Coach	Concord College Concord University Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States, founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer".Founded by... , 1997	2nd
Jake Johnson	Defensive Line Coach	Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools... , 2002	6th
John Revere	Running Backs Coach	Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools... , 1976	13th

External links

• EKUsports.com - Official Eastern Kentucky Colonels football website