Austin Peay State University is a public university in Clarksville, Tennessee. Standing on a site occupied by a succession of educational institutions since 1845, the precursor of the university was established in 1927 and named for then-sitting Governor Austin Peay, who is further honored with "Governors", the name of the university's athletic teams. Affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Regents, it is now governed by the Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees as of May 2017. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and, in 2012, was the fastest-growing university in Tennessee. In 2019, Austin Peay officially hit 11,000 students enrolled.
Fortera Stadium is a stadium located on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. It opened in 1946 and is the home venue for the Austin Peay Governors football team.
The Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represents Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament to date was in 2016, making the field of 68 by virtue of having won the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The Governors' head coach is Nate James. The Governors play their home games at the Dunn Center; however, the Governors will move to the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville for the 2022–23 season.
Mark Douglas Hudspeth is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the head football coach at Austin Peay State University in 2019. Hudspeth served as the head football coach at University of North Alabama from 2002 to 2008 and at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 2011 to 2017.
The 2012 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Rick Christophel and played their home games at Governors Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in eighth place.
The Austin Peay Governors are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Austin Peay State University (APSU), located in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. The Governors athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and competes at the NCAA Division I level including the Football Championship Subdivision. The Austin Peay mascot is The Governor, and the school colors are red and white. While the women's teams were formerly known as the Lady Govs, the school emphasizes that all teams are now Governors.
The 2013 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by first-year head coach Kirby Cannon, played their home games at Governors Stadium, and were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 0–12, 0–8 in OVC play to finish in last place.
The 2014 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by second-year head coach Kirby Cannon, played their home games at Governors Stadium, and were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
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 will move to the ASUN Conference in July 2022, after being with the OVC from 1963-1996 and again from 2007-2021.
The 2015 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by third-year head coach Kirby Cannon, played their home games at Governors Stadium, and were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in OVC play to finish in last place. This was the second time in the last three seasons that the Governors went winless and they are 1–34 in that span.
The 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by first-year head coach Will Healy, played their home games at Fortera Stadium, and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in OVC play to finish in last place. This was the third time in the last four seasons that the Governors went winless. They are 1–45 since 2013 and have lost 27 consecutive games. Their last win came against Murray State in 2014.
The 2010 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Christophel and played their home games at Governors Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC.
William Livingston Healy is an American football coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the time of hire on December 4, 2018, he was the 2nd youngest football coach in Division 1 football. In just his second season at Austin Peay, Healy spearheaded one of the most remarkable turnarounds in college football history. Coming into the 2017 season with just one win in the last four years, Healy guided the Governors to an 8–4 mark, including an 8–1 record against Football Championship Subdivision competition. Austin Peay tallied seven OVC victories – the most conference wins in program history.
The 2018 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by third-year head coach Will Healy, played their home games at Fortera Stadium as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Joshua King Eargle is an American football coach and former player. He is the tight ends coach at Florida International University (FIU). Eargle served as the head football coach at East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) from 2013 to 2015.
The 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team represents Austin Peay State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by first-year head coach Mark Hudspeth, play their home games at Fortera Stadium as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
The 2020 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by Scotty Walden and played their home games at Fortera Stadium. They were competing as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
The 2021 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They were led by second-year head coach Scotty Walden and played their games at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.
D. J. Montgomery is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Austin Peay.
The 2022 Austin Peay Governors football team will represent Austin Peay State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the ASUN Conference (ASUN), coinciding with the conference's addition of football for that season. They are led by third-year head coach Scotty Walden and play their games at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.
