The

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Eastern Kentucky Drillers The Kentucky Drillers were a professional indoor football team based in Pikeville, Kentucky. The franchise started as the Eastern Kentucky Drillers and joined the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2013 after playing their first two se ...

season was the 1st season for the

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(UIFL) franchise. On November 26, 2010, the UIFL announced that the team in

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would be named the Eastern Kentucky Drillers. The Drillers lost their first game in franchise history, a 44-49 defeat to the hands of the

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. Even in the defeat, two Drillers (Aric Evans and David Jones), won the first ever Offensive Player of the Week and Special Teams Player of the Week Awards in the history of the

. The following week, the Drillers played their first ever home game at

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, and in front of 3,500 fans, the Drillers won 37-26 over the Huntington Hammer. The Drillers were able to finish the season with an 8-6 record. In the playoffs, they defeated the Huntington Hammer, and advanced to

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Schedule

Regular season

Postseason schedule

Standings

Roster

Box Scores

Week 1: Eastern Kentucky Drillers vs. Saginaw Sting

References