1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–3 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 1 0 8 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 2 0 6 5 0
Murray State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Tennessee Tech 2 4 0 5 6 0
Morehead State 1 5 0 2 8 0
Austin Peay 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as OVC co-champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal and were defeated by Northeast Louisiana.