The 1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 11âÂÂ3, with a mark of 6âÂÂ0 in conference play, and finished as OVC champion. Eastern Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal and were defeated by Georgia Southern.