2025 Eastern Kentucky
5–7 (3–5 United Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Utah Tech 33–10Nov 22
By 23 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Houston Christian 20–10Sep 6
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Louisville | L 17–51 | 14% |
| Sep 6 | vs Houston Christian | W 20–10 | 67% |
| Sep 13 | at Marshall | L 7–38 | 18% |
| Sep 20 | at West Georgia | L 12–33 | 44% |
| Sep 27 | vs Nicholls | W 27–7 | 67% |
| Oct 11 | vs Austin Peay | W 34–20 | 52% |
| Oct 18 | at North Alabama | L 14–35 | 69% |
| Oct 25 | vs Tarleton State | L 7–31 | 30% |
| Nov 1 | at Central Arkansas | W 34–13 | 44% |
| Nov 8 | vs Southern Utah | L 17–27 | 52% |
| Nov 15 | vs Abilene Christian | L 10–17 | 46% |
| Nov 22 | at Utah Tech | W 33–10 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Utah Tech 33–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the United Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–5 6th in United Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 232–292
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1308 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −24.7 No. 38 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 139
- Offensive coordinator
- Andy Richman
- Defensive coordinator
- Jake Johnson
Leaders
| Passing yards | Myles Burkett QB | 1,473 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Myles Burkett QB | 8 TD |
| Rushing yards | Brayden Latham RB | 667 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Brady Hensley RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Marcus Calwise Jr. WR | 417 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Marcus Calwise Jr. WR | 5 TD |
| Tackles | Jaheim Ward DB | 20 tkl |
| Sacks | Cameron Junior LB | 2 sacks |
| Interceptions | Vito Tisdale DB | 4 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| A.J. Johnson WR | ★★★ | No. 1173 |
| Andrew Hines DE | ★★★ | No. 1694 |
| Brock Driver ATH | ★★★ | No. 2057 |
| Cameron Jessee ATH | ★★★ | No. 2771 |
| Tyree Weatherspoon WR | ★★★ | No. 2771 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.842 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.851 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 3.0 | 0.831 |
| Whole class | 5 | 3.0 | 0.839 |
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.
Roster 116
The 2025 roster116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 54 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 3
The 2025 portal Tommy Ziesmer DL | ★★★ | from  Kentucky |
 Buzz Flabiano K | ★★ | from  UTEP |
 Jalen Hand DL | from  Western Kentucky |
Transfers out 2
 Tyrell Green OL | ★★★ | to  Purdue |
| Maddox Marcellus LB | ★★★ | to  Virginia |
2025 United Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State | 7–1 | 12–2 | |
| Abilene Christian | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| Southern Utah | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| West Georgia | 5–3 | 8–3 | |
| Austin Peay | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Central Arkansas | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Utah Tech | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| North Alabama | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.