Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Eastern Kentucky Colonels
University	Eastern Kentucky University
Conference	ASUN Conference (primary) United Athletic Conference (football)
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletic director	Matt Roan
Location	Richmond, Kentucky
Varsity teams	16 (7 men's, 9 women's)
Football stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium
Basketball arena	Alumni Coliseum
Baseball stadium	Turkey Hughes Field
Softball stadium	Gertrude Hood Field
Soccer stadium	EKU Soccer Field
Tennis venue	Tom Higgins Outdoor Courts
Mascot	The Colonel
Nickname	Colonels
Fight song	Yea Eastern & Hail, Hail Eastern Maroons
Colors	Maroon and white[1]
Website	www.ekusports.com

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the ASUN Conference since the 2021–22 academic year. Its football team competes in the United Athletic Conference (UAC), which starts play in 2023 as a football-only merger of the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Colonels previously competed in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) from 1948–49 to 2020–21.