The 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Dean Hood, the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Roy Kidd Coach of the Year. Hood was in his first season as head coach. The Colonels played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond, Kentucky. The team finished the season with a record of 8âÂÂ4 overall and 7âÂÂ1 in OVC play, winning the OVC title. They received an atâÂÂlarge bid in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Richmond.