2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

The 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mark Elder and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in eighth place.

2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Maddix (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAngelo Mirando (1st season)
Home stadiumRoy Kidd Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^  7 0   10 2  
UT Martin  6 2   7 5  
Tennessee Tech  5 3   5 6  
Tennessee State  4 3   7 4  
Eastern Illinois  4 4   6 5  
Murray State  4 4   4 7  
SE Missouri State  3 5   3 8  
Eastern Kentucky  2 6   3 8  
Austin Peay  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 pmat Purdue*ESPNewsL 24–4532,074
September 87:00 pmPikeville*OVCDNW 55–1411,400
September 173:00 pmat Ball State*ESPN3L 14–4110,902
October 17:00 pmat Tennessee TechOVCDNL 30–33 OT7,165
October 86:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNW 31–1610,001
October 157:00 pmat Tennessee StateESPN3L 28–3521,053
October 223:00 pmNo. 2 Jacksonville Statedagger
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNL 7–2411,600
October 293:00 pmat Tennessee–MartinOVCDNL 3–333,025
November 51:00 pmMurray State
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNL 28–414,200
November 125:00 pmat Austin PeayOVCDNW 67–305,816
November 191:00 pmEastern Illinois
  • Roy Kidd Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
OVCDNL 0–243,100

Game summaries

At Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 8 10 0 6 24
Boilermakers 21 7 0 17 45

Pikeville

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 0 0 14
Colonels 7 17 24 7 55

At Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 0 0 14 14
Cardinals 14 13 7 7 41

At Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4OT Total
Colonels 6 7 7 73 30
Golden Eagles 7 10 3 76 33

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 3 3 3 7 16
Colonels 0 14 10 7 31

At Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 3 10 15 28
Tigers 14 21 0 0 35

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Gamecocks 0 14 3 7 24
Colonels 0 0 7 0 7

At Tennessee–Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 3 0 0 0 3
Skyhawks 7 14 6 6 33

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 7 21 13 41
Colonels 8 10 2 8 28

At Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 11 28 7 21 67
Governors 0 14 13 3 30

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 7 10 24
Colonels 0 0 0 0 0

Roster

2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2 Jared Sanders  Sr
QB 4 Bennie Coney  Sr
RB 5 Isaiah Murph Fr
RB 6 Henry Enyenihi Sr
QB 7 Tim Boyle Sr
QB 7 Maty Mauk  Sr
WR 8 Bryan Green  Sr
WR 9 Ryan Markush Jr
WR 11 Neiko Creamer  So
QB 14 Tyler Swafford  So
QB 15 Austin Scott Fr
QB 16 James Smith Fr
WR 17 Jacky Marcellus  Jr
TE 18 Dan Crimmins  Sr
RB 20 Ethan Thomas So
RB 22 Kentayvus Hopkins  Jr
RB 23 Daryl McCleskey Fr
RB 30 Ralph Patton  So
WR 33 Arien Beasley So
RB 37 Raynaldy Gustave  So
RB 39 Bo Brooks  Sr
TE 43 Dan Paul  So
OL 60 Lucas Williams Fr
OL 61 Landon Rasnick  Sr
OL 62 Ryan Garretson  Sr
WR 63 Stephen Jones Fr
OL 64 Cammeron Kowalewski  So
OL 65 Z Stephenson So
OL 66 Chance Edwards  Jr
OL 67 Nick Cavinee Fr
WR 68 Antwaun Walker Fr
OL 69 Deondre Tate Fr
OL 71 Jackson Bardall Fr
OL, LS 72 Justin Rawlins  So
OL 75 De'jour Simpson Fr
OL 77 Nathan Murray Fr
OL 78 Justin Myles  So
OL 79 Justin Adekoya  Sr
WR 80 Bryson Williams  Jr
WR 81 Aaron Riddick  Fr
WR 82 Alex Cabrera Fr
WR 83 Billy Reid  Sr
WR 84 Cameron Fogle  Jr
TE 85 Jon Floyd  Sr
TE 86 Tyler Malone  Jr
WR 87 Matt Clark  Fr
WR 88 Devin Borders  Sr
TE 89 Clayton Schmerber So
WR Nathan Brown Fr
WR Scott Daniel Jr
WR Derius Jones  Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Nigel Bethel Jr
LB 3 Thomas Owens  Sr
LB 5 Dwight Williams  So
DB 10 Jordan Whitfield Jr
DB 12 Cornelius Floyd Jr
DB 13 Kiante Northington  Sr
CB 21 Logan Oce  Jr
DB 24 Jared Tucker  So
DB 25 Tre' Moore So
DB 26 Jamarcus Whitmore Fr
DB 27 Khylil Miller Fr
DB 29 Ben Bascom Fr
DB 31 A. J. Jackson Fr
CB 32 Buck Solomon Jr
LB 34 Demontre Boyd So
DB 35 T. J. Comstock Fr
DB 36 Omari Alexander Fr
RB 39 Kobie Grace  Sr
DL 40 Patrick Graffree  Sr
DB 41 Eric Reed  Jr
CB 42 Rhyan Baker  Fr
DL 44 Aaron Patrick So
LB 45 Corey Glass So
LB 48 Kamaree' Walden  So
LB 49 Damon Lowe Fr
LB 50 Devante Colton Fr
LB 51 Quinton Locklear Fr
LB 52 Caperton Humphrey Fr
LB 53 Jeffrey Canady  Jr
DE 55 Taquan Evans  Fr
DL 56 LaJuan Smith  Sr
DL 70 Connor Foos Fr
DL 90 Josiah Bennett Jr
DL 91 Sheldon Fleming  Jr
DL 92 Dillon Denault Fr
DL 95 Kagen Skidmore Jr
DE 96 Xavier Garcia Sr
DL 97 Avery Pitt  Sr
DL 98 Luder Jean Louis Jr
DL 99 Jeremy Hodowanic Fr
LB Brentton Ervin So
DB Nate Hatcher  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 Brandon Peege  Fr
P 19 Keith Krzuszczak Jr
K, P 28 Samuel Hayworth  Fr
LS 46 Ben Hoffman Fr
K 47 Dylan Hornsby Fr
LS 58 Matt Howard  Jr
K 76 Lucas Williams  Jr
WR 93 Zack Burgy-VanHoose  Sr
Head coach
  • Mark Elder
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Terry Heffernan (assistant head coach/offensive line)
  • Kurt Mattix (defensive coordinator)
  • Angelo Mirando (offensive coordinator)
  • Shannon Morrison (co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs)
  • Chase Gibson (linebackers)
  • Kevin Koger (wide receivers)
  • Greg Meyer (special teams/running backs)
  • Walter Stewart (defensive line)
  • Tommy Zagorski (tight ends/offensive tackles)
  • Patrick Parrilli (offensive quality control)
  • Eric Norris (offensive quality control)
  • Robert Belle (defensive quality control)
  • Billy High (defensive quality control)
  • Spencer Patterson (special teams quality control)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2016

References


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