1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
Record11–3 (6–0 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 0 011 3 0
No. 17 Middle Tennessee 4 2 07 4 0
Murray State 4 2 04 6 0
Tennessee State 2 4 03 7 1
Austin Peay 2 4 03 8 0
Morehead State 2 4 03 8 0
Tennessee Tech 1 5 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 11–3, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as OVC champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal and were defeated by Georgia Southern.