1982 1986 1998 2018 2021 Colonels football team became member of the Southland Conference Nicholls State Colonels football team joined the NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) in 1978 and became a charter member of the Southland Conference in 1982 See Full Story Colonels men’s basketball team won the Gulf Star Conference tournament Nicholls State Colonels men’s basketball team won the …
Eastern Kentucky Colonels School History
1906 1945 1981 2006 2015 Eastern Kentucky fields its first football team. In 1906, Eastern Kentucky University (then known as Eastern Kentucky State Normal School) fielded its first football team. The team was coached by W.O. Matthews and consisted of a group of young men who were eager to represent their school in athletic competition. The team played its first …
Kentucky Colonels Team History
1967 1975 1976 Colonels Team Formation On March 6, 1967, the American Basketball Association awarded the franchise that became the Kentucky Colonels to Don Regan for $30,000. Later that year the franchise was bought by Joseph Gregory, Mamie Gregory, and William C. Boone. John Givens was named the first coach of the Colonels. The Colonels draft picks were used on …