Football 11/13/2025 5:17:00 PM

Colonels Welcome No. 18 Abilene Christian for Senior Day

RICHMOND, Ky. – Saturday will see the Eastern Kentucky University football team celebrate Senior Day as the Colonels face No. 18 Abilene Christian inside Roy Kidd Stadium at 3 p.m.

Fans can watch the game on ESPN+ with the audio stream on the EKU Sports Network, presented by Kentucky 811.

Saturday will be only the third ever meeting between the two programs all-time, with ACU taking last year’s meeting 34-20 in Abilene, and EKU taking the first meeting in 2021 in Richmond, 30-15.

EKU enters the contest at 4-6 on the season with a 2-4 United Athletic Conference record, while the Wildcats are 6-4 with a 5-1 conference record.

Fans can watch the game on ESPN+ with the audio stream on the EKU Sports Network, presented by Kentucky 811.
On ESPN+, Greg Stotelmyer and Jim Tirey will be in the booth for the call.
The audio broadcast will feature Wes Chandler and Eternal Colonel Pat Nations.
Fans should tune in by following the "Listen Live" button at the top of the EKUSports.com home page or on the EKU Sports App presented by Kentucky Air National Guard. The audio broadcast will start at 5 p.m. with a pregame show leading up to kickoff.
EKU wraps up the home slate of games for the season this weekend for a matchup against Abilene Christian at 3:00 p.m. Saturday at CG Bank Field at Roy Kidd Stadium. Make sure to secure your tickets here.
Before the game kicks off, EKU will host a Senior Day ceremony for the 2025 football seniors. The recognition will take place roughly thirty minutes prior to kickoff inside the stadium.
Additionally, tomorrow’s game will feature our annual High School Band Day. The EKU Marching Colonels hosts their Marching Colonel for a Day in which local high school band members will work on a collaborative performance with the EKU Marching Band.
The game day experience begins Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. when all parking and tailgate lots open for the general public. The Colonel Courtyard will be open and available free of charge to the public as a highlighted piece of the tailgate atmosphere. The area will be a featured location in the tailgate lot in between the Alumni Coliseum lot and Roy Kidd Stadium. The Courtyard opens at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday and will feature music, band and spirit squad performances nearby, food trucks, inflatables, sponsors and more.
While you are inside Roy Kidd Stadium, don't forget to enjoy the variety of concessions offered by EKU Dining Services and Aramark. This weekend's featured item of the game is the Pecan Bacon Shoulder Sandwich! The sandwich special features pecan smoked bacon shoulder topped with pickled red onion and arugula salad served on a hoagie roll. This item is served fresh at all our concession locations throughout the stadium.
EKU Athletics will also continue to host a family zone located above the hill behind the cannon with inflatables and yard games for kids and families inside the stadium, while providing access to view the game.
Please note that the stadium light show will be played after EKU scores, between quarters, and other crucial moments during the game. A graphic will be shown on the video board before the light show begins and light show announcements will be read over the public address system throughout the game.
EKU would like to remind fans of some good to know information when coming to football games this season.
Tickets are available 24 hours a day at EKUSports.com. Gameday tickets can be purchased online, through QR codes outside the venue, or via two sales booths at the front of Roy Kidd Stadium opening 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
Gates will open 90 minutes prior to kickoff each week. Upon gate arrival, fans will incur security measures through metal detection and bag checks. As in previous seasons, EKU will be enforcing a clear bag policy. To help your progress into the stadium in a timely manner, we ask you arrive slightly earlier, travel light with only essential, non-prohibited items, and cooperate with security staffing when entering.
All EKU students receive FREE admission to EKU Athletics sporting events. Student seating is located in sections L, M, and N and will always enter through Gate 1. Students will need to have their valid EKU ID to enter.
Parking is complimentary for all EKU regular season home games for the 2025 season. Select areas require a pass that comes as benefit of being a football season ticket holder or Colonel Club member. For those wanting to enter the Alumni Coliseum parking lot, be aware that the main entrance to this lot may close down closer to game time and the alternate route into the parking lot through Model Laboratory School should be used. EKU provides FREE general parking for the following campus lots: Alumni Coliseum West, Brockton, Commonwealth, Dizney, Hanlon, Van Hoose, Parking Garage, ADA Lot.
ADA accessible seating is available inside the stadium located in sections J, N, & R of the east side of the venue. Stadium entry points for ADA seating are Gate 5 (Moberly Gate) or Gate 6. ADA accessible parking is available in the Moberly/OSTC Lot beyond the north side of the stadium. Courtesy cart service will also be available to limited mobility fans. Normal pickup locations for this service are located near the main walkway off of the E/K Lot moving towards the stadium just beside the Colonel Courtyard. These carts are for limited mobility fans and select companions only.
A full detailed game day information page can be found here.
A full, detailed game day information page can be found here.

The Colonels

EKU will look to bounce back at home after falling to Southern Utah, 27-17, last week, giving up 10 unanswered points in the second half.

The Colonels will look for more from quarterback Myles Burkett and wide receiver Marcus Calwise Jr., who have combined for six touchdowns over the last two games.

Turnovers will once again be pivotal in the Colonels’ success on defense, with the Maroon Doom defense creating 17 turnovers on the season, the 12th most in all of FCS, with a positive four-turnover margin, the 25th best in the country.

Saturday will also mark the fourth time EKU has faced a ranked opponent this season, where the team has gone 1-2 thus far.

Under head coach Walt Wells, EKU is 7-7 against ranked opponents in the regular season.

Scouting the Wildcats

Saturday’s matchup will be pivotal for ACU as a win will keep them in at least a tie for first place in the UAC with rival Tarleton State, who the Wildcats beat earlier this season, 31-28 on a last-second field goal.

ACU comes to Richmond after dismantling Utah Tech in Texas, 31-10.

The Wildcats’ defense has also been a ball-hawking unit, forcing 18 turnovers this year with a plus-five turnover margin, a stark improvement from 2024 when they finished the season at negative-eight.

Against the Trailblazers last week, ACU had four interceptions, two of which were returned to the end zone for the team’s first 14 points.

ACU’s offense is powered by sixth-year senior quarterback Stone Earle, who has accounted for 256.9 yards of total offense per game while throwing 16 touchdowns and rushing for seven, accounting for the second-most points in the UAC this season.

On the season, Earle has thrown for 2,235 yards, the second most in the conference.