The 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represents

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as a member of the

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during the

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. They are led by

Walt Wells Walt Wells (born October 26, 1967) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University, a position he has held since 2019. Career Wells has over 20 years of coaching experience as an offensive line coach a ...

in his third season. The Colonels played their home games at

Roy Kidd Stadium CG Bank Field at 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, CG Bank Field at Roy Kidd Stadium consists of upper ...

. On August 28, Wells had a cardiac episode. The following day, Garry McPeek was named the acting head coach.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2021 season with 7–4 overall record, 4–2 in AQ7 conference play.

Schedule

Game summaries

At Eastern Michigan

At Bowling Green

Charleston Southern

At Austin Peay

Southern Utah

Sam Houston

North Alabama

At No. 15 Southeast Missouri State

Central Arkansas

At Jacksonville State

Kennesaw State

FCS Playoffs

Gardner–Webb – First Round

References

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels football seasons

Eastern Kentucky Colonels football The Eastern Kentucky Colonels football program represents Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in college football, through the 2020-21 season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship ...