Austin Peay Governors football

The Austin Peay Governors football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Austin Peay State University located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1930. They were previously a member of the Pioneer Football League from 2001 through 2005. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Fortera Stadium.

Austin Peay Governors football
2020 Austin Peay Governors football team
First season1930
Head coachScotty Walden
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumFortera Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
Field surfaceAstroTurf
LocationClarksville, Tennessee
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
All-time record29854416 (.357)
Conference titles3
ColorsRed and White[1]
         
Websiteletsgopeay.com

History

Classifications

  • 1957–1972: NCAA College Division
  • 1973–1977: NCAA Division II
  • 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

(Sgt. York Trophy)

The trophy goes to the team in Tennessee that has the best record against the other three teams. Austin Peay has won the trophy three times, in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Battle of the Boarder

The battle of the boarder is a trophy awarded to the team with the most points based on wins between all the sporting events between Austin Peay and Murray State. Murray State leads the series 36-16.

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Retired numbers

Austin Peay has retired two jersey numbers in program history.[2]

No. Player Position Tenure
30John OglesRB1963–66
84Harold RobertsWR1967–70

Conference championships

Austin Peay has won three conference championships, two outright, and one shared while having the head to head win over Southeast Missouri State[3]

Year Coach Conference Record Conference record
1948David B. AaronVolunteer State Athletic Conference8–22–0
1977Boots DonnellyOhio Valley Conference8–36–1
2019Mark HudspethOhio Valley Conference11–47–1

Postseason

FCS playoffs

The Governors have made one appearance in the FCS Playoffs. Their record is 2–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2019First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Furman
Sacramento State
Montana State
W 42–6
W 42–28
L 10–24

References


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