2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

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2017 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record8–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWesley Satterfield (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarcus West (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrandon Cooper (1st season)
Home stadium Fortera Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 0   10 2  
Austin Peay  7 1   8 4  
Eastern Illinois  5 3   6 5  
UT Martin  4 4   6 5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 5   4 7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 5   3 8  
Tennessee State  2 5   6 5  
Murray State  2 5   3 8  
Tennessee Tech  1 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by second-year head coach Will Healy, played their home games at Fortera Stadium and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 7–1 in OVC play to finish in second place.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Cincinnati * ESPN3 L 14–2630,831
September 92:30 p.m.at Miami (OH) *ESPN3L 10–3115,960
September 166:00 p.m. Morehead State * OVCDN W 69–138,152
September 236:00 p.m.at Murray State
OVCDNW 27–79,191
September 306:00 p.m.No. 18 UT Martin
OVCDNW 7–08,812
October 74:00 p.m.No. 4 Jacksonville State
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
OVCDNL 14–347,102
October 146:00 p.m.at Tennessee State
OVCDNW 21–1721,127
October 214:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
OVCDNW 38–319,428
October 28 [2] 5:00 p.m.at No. 18 (FBS) UCF *ESPN3L 33–7327,606
November 41:30 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
ESPN3W 35–289,416
November 1112:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky OVCDNW 31–245,100
November 184:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
OVCDNW 28–138,214
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Cincinnati

1234Total
Governors070714
Bearcats0146626

At Miami (OH)

1234Total
Governors703010
RedHawks71401031

Morehead State

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Eagles070613
Governors1428131469

At Murray State

1234Total
Governors1730727
Racers00707

UT Martin

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No. 18 Skyhawks00000
Governors07007

Jacksonville State

1234Total
No. 4 Gamecocks1467734
Governors070714

At Tennessee State

1234Total
Governors707721
Tigers307717

Southeast Missouri State

1234Total
Redhawks7071731
Governors14147338

At UCF

1234Total
Governors7197033
No. 18 (FBS) Knights1431141473

At Tennessee Tech

1234Total
Governors7714735
Golden Eagles7071428

At Eastern Kentucky

1234Total
Governors0771731
Colonels11103024

Eastern Illinois

1234Total
Panthers060713
Governors777728

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