The 1997 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by 34th-year head coach Roy Kidd and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond, Kentucky. The Colonels finished the season with an 8–4 overall record and an undefeated 7–0 record in Ohio Valley Conference games, making them conference champions. They qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Western Kentucky.
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