2024 Eastern Kentucky
8–5 (6–2 United Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Morehead State 42–13Sep 21
By 29 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Central Arkansas 31–24Nov 9
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Mississippi State | L 7–56 | 23% |
| Sep 7 | at Western Kentucky | L 0–31 | 19% |
| Sep 14 | vs West Georgia | W 26–7 | 67% |
| Sep 21 | vs Morehead State | W 42–13 | 68% |
| Sep 28 | vs Robert Morris | W 31–7 | 77% |
| Oct 12 | at Southern Utah | L 21–42 | 47% |
| Oct 19 | at Abilene Christian | L 20–34 | 42% |
| Oct 26 | vs Utah Tech | W 28–17 | 83% |
| Nov 2 | at Tarleton State | W 17–13 | 28% |
| Nov 9 | vs Central Arkansas | W 31–24 | 54% |
| Nov 16 | at Austin Peay | W 30–27 | 46% |
| Nov 23 | vs North Alabama | W 21–15 | 80% |
| Nov 30 | at VillanovaFCS Championship – First Round | L 17–22 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Villanova 22–17 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the United Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).
- Record
- 8–5
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 2nd in United Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 291–308
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1369 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.1 No. 47 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 141
- Offensive coordinator
- Andy Richman
- Defensive coordinator
- Jake Johnson
Leaders
| Passing yards | Matt Morrissey QB | 1,934 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Matt Morrissey QB | 12 TD |
| Rushing yards | Joshua Carter RB | 1,232 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Joshua Carter RB | 14 TD |
| Receiving yards | Marcus Calwise Jr. WR | 452 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Dequan Stanley WR | 5 TD |
| Tackles | Jordon Thomas CB | 9 tkl |
| Sacks | Gabe Fletcher DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Mike Smith DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Fred Hinton OT | ★★★ | No. 1512 |
| Jak Lindsey OL | ★★★ | No. 1880 |
| Daviyon Hawkins-Ingram OL | ★★★ | No. 1919 |
| Chris Lee Jr. LB | ★★★ | No. 2232 |
| Jaylen Eberhardt OL | ★★ | No. 2983 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 5 | 2.6 | 0.819 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.5 | 0.800 |
| Whole class | 7 | 2.6 | 0.813 |
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.
Transfers in 3
The 2024 portal Vito Tisdale S | ★★★ | from  Colorado |
 Rishad Hence CB | ★★★ | from  Akron |
 Jalen Montgomery RB | from  Middle Tennessee |
Transfers out 4
 Jaden Smith WR | ★★★ | to  UTEP |
| Braedon Sloan RB | ★★★ | to  Ball State |
| Cheikh Fall DE | ★★★ | to  California |
| Reece Adkins TE | ★★★ | to  UCF |
2024 United Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| Tarleton State | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Southern Utah | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Central Arkansas | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| Austin Peay | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| North Alabama | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| West Georgia | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Utah Tech | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.