2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

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2019 Austin Peay Governors football
Ohio Valley Conference co-champion
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record11–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Zetts (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Powell (1st season)
Home stadium Fortera Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Austin Peay +^  7 –1   9 –3  
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^  7 –1   9 –3  
UT Martin  6 –2   7 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  5 –3   7 –5  
Tennessee Tech  3 –5   6 –6  
Jacksonville State  3 –5   6 –6  
Murray State  2 –6   4 –8  
Tennessee State  2 –6   3 –9  
Eastern Illinois  1 –7   1 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by first-year head coach Mark Hudspeth, [1] played their home games at Fortera Stadium as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Governors were picked to finish in fourth place. [2]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Jacksonville State135 (15)
2Southeast Missouri State115
3Eastern Kentucky99
4Austin Peay84
5Tennessee State75
6UT Martin58
7Murray State55
8Eastern Illinois38
9Tennessee Tech16

Preseason All-OVC team

The Governors had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team. [3]

Coaching staff

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Central *
 ESPN+ W 41–10 7,512
September 7 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Central Arkansas *
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
 ESPN+ L 16–24 7,523
September 14 6:00 p.m. at Mercer *
 ESPN+ W 48–34 11,478
September 21 6:30 p.m. at East Tennessee State *
 ESPN+ L 14–20 9,350
September 28 2:00 p.m. No. 11 Jacksonville State
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
 ESPN+ W 52–33 7,027
October 12 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Southeast Missouri State
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
 ESPN+ W 28–24 6,343
October 19 4:30 p.m. at Tennessee State No. 20
ESPN+ L 24–26 16,389
October 26 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+ W 58–21 2,572
November 2 12:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky
ESPN+ W 28–21 OT 7,330
November 9 3:00 p.m. UT Martin Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
 ESPN+ W 38–24 8,369
November 16 12:00 p.m. at Murray State No. 22
ESPN+ W 42–7 6,116
November 23 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois No. 20
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
 ESPN+ W 35–7 6,818
November 30 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Furman * No. 18
ESPN3 W 42–6 3,559
December 7 8:00 p.m. at No. 3 Sacramento State * No. 18
ESPN3 W 42–28 5,140
December 13 7:00 p.m. at No. 5 Montana State * No. 18
ESPN3 L 10–24 14,017
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

1234Total
Eagles300710
Governors7243741

Central Arkansas

1234Total
No. 20 Bears0371424
Governors0013316

At Mercer

1234Total
Governors76142148
Bears10371434

At East Tennessee State

1234Total
Governors770014
Buccaneers3701020

Jacksonville State

1234Total
No. 11 Gamecocks7071933
Governors102114752

Southeast Missouri State

1234Total
No. 20 Redhawks3014724
Governors0771428

At Tennessee State

1234Total
No. 20 Governors1077024
Tigers0971026

At Tennessee Tech

1234Total
Governors20247758
Golden Eagles770721

At Eastern Kentucky

1234OTTotal
Governors7077728
Colonels100011021

UT Martin

1234Total
Skyhawks0371424
Governors01771438

At Murray State

1234Total
No. 22 Governors7772142
Racers00707

Eastern Illinois

1234Total
Panthers07007
No. 20 Governors71414035

FCS Playoffs

The Governors, even though the team shared the OVC title, APSU held the tiebreaker due to defeating SEMO in the regular season therefore receiving the automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Furman. [6]

Furman–First Round

1234Total
No. 16 Paladins03036
No. 18 Governors7028742

At Sacramento State–Second Round

1234Total
No. 18 Governors21014742
No. 3 Hornets00141428

At Montana State–Quarterfinals

1234Total
No. 18 Governors030710
No. 5 Bobcats10014024

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References

  1. ↑ "Mark Hudspeth – Head coach – Staff Directory". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2019 Austin Peay Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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