2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

2019 Austin Peay Governors football
Ohio Valley Conference co-champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinals, L 10–24 vs. Montana State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	11–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Zetts (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Powell (1st season)
Home stadium	Fortera Stadium
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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.

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 finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Jacksonville State	135 (15)
2	Southeast Missouri State	115
3	Eastern Kentucky	99
4	Austin Peay	84
5	Tennessee State	75
6	UT Martin	58
7	Murray State	55
8	Eastern Illinois	38
9	Tennessee Tech	16

Preseason All-OVC team

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

Offense Kentel Williams – RB Kyle Anderton – OT

Coaching staff

• Head coach – Mark Hudspeth
• Associate head coach/defensive line coach – Marquase Lovings
• Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach – Tim Zetts
• Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach – Mark Powell
• Co-defensive coordinator/secondary Coach – Dominique Brown
• Wide receivers coach – Chad Bumphis
• Running backs coach – Craig Candeto
• Offensive line coach – Eddy Morrissey
• Nickels coach – Keith Scott
• Assistant defensive line coach – Kevon Beckwith

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central *		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	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 *		Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 48–34	11,478
September 21	6:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State *		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	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	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 24–26	16,389
October 26	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 58–21	2,572
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 28–21 OT	7,330
November 9	3:00 p.m.	UT Martin		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 38–24	8,369
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Murray State	No. 22	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	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	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 42–6	3,559
December 7	8:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Sacramento State *	No. 18	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 42–28	5,140
December 13	7:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Montana State *	No. 18	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 10–24	14,017
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	0	7	10
Governors	7	24	3	7	41

See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Bears	0	3	7	14	24
Governors	0	0	13	3	16

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

At Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	6	14	21	48
Bears	10	3	7	14	34

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team

At East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	7	0	0	14
Buccaneers	3	7	0	10	20

See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Gamecocks	7	0	7	19	33
Governors	10	21	14	7	52

See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Redhawks	3	0	14	7	24
Governors	0	7	7	14	28

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Governors	10	7	7	0	24
Tigers	0	9	7	10	26

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	20	24	7	7	58
Golden Eagles	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Governors	7	0	7	7	7	28
Colonels	10	0	0	11	0	21

See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	3	7	14	24
Governors	0	17	7	14	38

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Governors	7	7	7	21	42
Racers	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 20 Governors	7	14	14	0	35

See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Paladins	0	3	0	3	6
No. 18 Governors	7	0	28	7	42

See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team

At Sacramento State–Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Governors	21	0	14	7	42
No. 3 Hornets	0	0	14	14	28

See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Montana State–Quarterfinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Governors	0	3	0	7	10
No. 5 Bobcats	10	0	14	0	24

See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

Media Affiliates

Radio

• ESPN Radio Clarksville 104.1 and 540 AM

TV

• OVC on ESPN+

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.