2020 Austin Peay Governors football team
The 2020 Austin Peay Governors football team represents Austin Peay State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors are led by Scotty Walden and play their home games at Fortera Stadium. They are competing as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| 2020 record | 0–3 (0–0 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scotty Walden, Josh Cochran, Austin Silvoy (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Kappas (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Fortera Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Governors finished the 2019 season ranked No. 8 in the FCS standings and went 11–4, 7–1 in OVC play to finish in a tie for first place.
Though they were co-champions with Southeast Missouri State, the Governors received the Ohio Valley Conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. They advanced to the Quarterfinals after beating Furman and Sacramento State before they lost 24–10 to Montana State.
Schedule
Due to COVID-19, the OVC made the decision to postpone conference games to Spring 2021, allowing all member schools to play 3 non-conference games in the fall. However, OVC games were moved to Spring 2021
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas* | No. 13 | ESPN | L 17–24 | 2,000 | [1] | |||
| September 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | ACC Network | L 0–55 | ||||||
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 13 (FBS) Cincinnati* | ESPN+ | L 20–55 | ||||||
| February 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | OVC on ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | OVC on ESPN+ | |||||||
| March 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri | OVC on ESPN+ | |||||||
| March 21 | 2:00 p.m. | UT-Martin | OVC on ESPN+ | |||||||
| March 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville State | OVC on ESPN+ | |||||||
| April 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | OVC on ESPN+ | |||||||
| April 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | OVC on ESPN+ | |||||||
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Game summaries
vs. Central Arkansas
Game One – No. 13 Austin Peay Governors vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas Bears (Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Governors | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 11 Bears | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
at Crampton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, August 29, 2020
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE 3 mph
- Game attendance: 2,000
- Referee: Bob Johnson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
- Pregame line: Central Arkansas by 5 • Odds to win: Central Arkansas 57.4% • Game summary: ESPN NCAA
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| Statistics | APSU | UCA |
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| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 70–333 | 80–458 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–152 | 31–175 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 283 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–33–1 | 26–49–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:06 | 27:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Austin Peay | Passing | Jeremiah Oatsvall | 14/31, 181 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | CJ Evans Jr. | 10 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jay Parker | 3 receptions, 55 yards | |
| Central Arkansas | Passing | Breylin Smith | 26/49, 283 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kierre Crossley | 12 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Tyler Hudson | 5 receptions, 82 yards |
at Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Governors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 55 |
References
- "Central Arkansas tops Austin Peay 24-17 in first game". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "2020 Austin Peay Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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