2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Mark Elder (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Mattix (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Angelo Mirando (2nd season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mark Elder and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	FloSports	L 17–31	18,614
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 16–27	54,868
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 24–21	9,520
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 10–29	4,375
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 21–45	8,410
October 14	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 25–41	18,045
October 21	3:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 31–21	9,420
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 26–13	5,209
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	OVCDN	L 20–23 OT	2,828
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Austin Peay	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 24–31	5,100
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 14–10	3,720
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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