Eastern Kentucky Colonels
FCS
United Athletic Conference · EKU
Team Vitals
-2.1
power · 2026 · #222 D1
-4.3 / +2.2
off / def (higher = better)
5–7
2025 record
116
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Wk 1 | Western Carolina FCS | AWAY | Western Carolina 58% |
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Jacksonville State FBS | AWAY | Jacksonville State 63% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Chattanooga FCS | HOME | Eastern Kentucky 60% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Dayton FCS | HOME | Eastern Kentucky 51% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | North Alabama FCS | HOME | Eastern Kentucky 61% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | West Georgia FCS | HOME | West Georgia 52% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Tennessee Tech FCS | AWAY | Tennessee Tech 66% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | West Florida | HOME | West Florida 53% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Tarleton State FCS | AWAY | Tarleton State 77% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Austin Peay FCS | AWAY | Austin Peay 64% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Central Arkansas FCS | HOME | Eastern Kentucky 57% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Abilene Christian FCS | AWAY | Abilene Christian 67% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Utah Tech @ | W | 33–10 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Abilene Christian vs | L | 10–17 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Southern Utah vs | L | 17–27 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Central Arkansas @ | W | 34–13 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Tarleton State vs | L | 7–31 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | North Alabama @ | L | 14–35 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Austin Peay vs | W | 34–20 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Nicholls vs | W | 27–7 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | West Georgia @ | L | 12–33 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Marshall @ | L | 7–38 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Houston Christian vs | W | 20–10 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Louisville @ | L | 17–51 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 232 | 292 | -60 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 291 | 308 | -17 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 | 324 | 365 | -41 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 | 434 | 422 | +12 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | 304 | 275 | +29 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 217 | 299 | -82 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 | 335 | 264 | +71 |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | 296 | 316 | -20 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 | 228 | 292 | -64 |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 | 287 | 336 | -49 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | 333 | 271 | +62 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vito Tisdale | DB | 84 | #41 | 4 | 3 tkl · 2 PD · 4 INT |
| Jaheim Ward | DB | 77 | #117 | 3 | 20 tkl · 1 INT |
| Cam Junior | LB | 72 | #147 | 2 | 12 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Rishad Hence | DB | 69 | #353 | 1 | 7 tkl · 1 PD |
| Brad Gurley | DL | 66 | #393 | 2 | 7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Brayden Latham | RB | 65 | #302 | 12 | 667 rush yds · 3 TD · 19 rec |
| Brady Hensley | RB | 65 | #305 | 11 | 562 rush yds · 5 TD · 12 rec |
| Marcus Calwise Jr. | WR | 65 | #426 | 10 | 32 rec · 417 yds · 5 TD |
| Derek Taylor | DB | 62 | #706 | 4 | 11 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT |
| Kaden Smith | LB | 61 | #455 | 4 | 15 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Brody Wells | LB | 61 | #458 | 2 | 8 tkl |
| Braden Sullivan | LB | 60 | #523 | 2 | 12 tkl |
| Tommy Ziesmer | DL | 59 | #741 | 2 | 8 tkl |
| Khatavian Franks | LB | 57 | #644 | 1 | — |
| Buzz Flabiano | K | 57 | #173 | 12 | 14 FG · 26 XP · 68 pts |
| Jeffrey Kinley | DB | 57 | #1068 | 1 | 1 INT |
| Andrew Hines | DL | 55 | #983 | 1 | 3 tkl |
| Aden Tagaloa-Nelson | DB | 52 | #1427 | 2 | 7 tkl |
| Jacquez McGowan | LB | 52 | #884 | 2 | 7 tkl |
| Blake Howard | LB | 52 | #927 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Telly McCallister | RB | 52 | #909 | 1 | 13 rush yds |
| Jalen Hand | DL | 51 | #1234 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Zach Russell | TE | 51 | #440 | 1 | 1 rec · 12 yds |
| D.J. Galva | DB | 50 | #1615 | 2 | 6 tkl |
| Daviyon Hawkins-Ingram | DL | 50 | #1348 | 2 | 3 tkl |
| Jakob Dixon | WR | 49 | #1351 | 1 | 1 rec · 10 yds |
| Jack Chappell | LB | 48 | #1112 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Dequan Stanley | WR | 48 | #1441 | 9 | 20 rec · 221 yds · 1 TD |
| Kylan Robinson | LB | 48 | #1137 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Caeleb Schlachter | TE | 47 | #537 | 3 | 6 rec · 34 yds |
| Isaiah Brutus | DB | 46 | #1968 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Kam Montgomery | QB | 46 | #594 | 1 | 1 rush yds |
| Jayden West | WR | 46 | #1597 | 10 | 19 rec · 208 yds · 2 TD |
| Tavarion James | DB | 46 | #2010 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Colbey Lamberth | QB | 45 | #609 | 1 | — |
| Jack McGrath | LB | 45 | #1290 | 2 | 3 tkl · 1.0 TFL |
| Myles Burkett | QB | 42 | #681 | 12 | 1,473 pass yds · 8 TD · 9 INT |
| Brock Driver | LB | 42 | #1395 | 1 | — |
| Jeremiah Bailey | DL | 40 | #1976 | 4 | 9 tkl |
| Jakobie Hughes | TE | 38 | #718 | 6 | 6 rec · 56 yds · 1 TD |