2018 Eastern Kentucky
7–4 (5–2 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee Tech 37–6Nov 17
By 31 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Bowling Green 35–42Sep 15
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Morehead State | W 49–23 | 67% |
| Sep 8 | at Marshall | L 16–32 | 14% |
| Sep 15 | at Bowling Green | L 35–42 | 32% |
| Sep 22 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 23–14 | 51% |
| Oct 6 | vs Jacksonville State | L 7–56 | 32% |
| Oct 13 | at UT Martin | W 35–34 | 37% |
| Oct 20 | vs Murray State | L 6–34 | 59% |
| Oct 27 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 31–23 | 59% |
| Nov 3 | at Austin Peay | W 17–13 | 31% |
| Nov 10 | vs Robert Morris | W 40–39 | 79% |
| Nov 17 | at Tennessee Tech | W 37–6 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tennessee Tech 37–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 296–316
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1286 +32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.5 No. 68 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 141
- Offensive coordinator
- Tommy Zagorski
- Defensive coordinator
- Kurt Maddix
Leaders
| Passing yards | Dakota Allen TE | 147 yds |
| Rushing yards | Daryl McCleskey Jr. RB | 186 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Daryl McCleskey Jr. RB | 3 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jaelin Carter WR | 70 yds |
| Tackles | Ben Bascom DB | 22 tkl |
| Sacks | Aaron Patrick DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Steven Crowder LB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| D.J. Irons DUAL | ★★ | No. 2413 |
| D.J. Mitchell CB | ★★ | No. 2590 |
| Caleb Martin WR | ★★ | No. 2878 |
| Kenny Terry SDE | ★★ | No. 6 |
| Dakota Little OT | ★★ | No. 3315 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 2.0 | 0.777 |
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.760 |
| Receivers | 3 | 2.0 | 0.759 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 2.0 | 0.755 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.760 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.740 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 2.0 | 0.766 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.0 | 0.755 |
| Whole class | 18 | 2.0 | 0.759 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2018 Ohio Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
 Eastern Kentucky | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Murray State | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
 Tennessee State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Austin Peay | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| UT Martin | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.