2021 Austin Peay Governors football team

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2021 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 Ohio Valley Conference)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJosh Cochran (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorAustin Silvoy (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Kappas (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAkeem Davis (2nd season)
Home stadium Fortera Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 UT Martin $^  5 1   10 3  
Southeast Missouri State  4 2   4 7  
Austin Peay  4 2   6 5  
Tennessee State  3 3   5 6  
Murray State  3 3   6 5  
Eastern Illinois  1 5   1 10  
Tennessee Tech  1 5   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.at No. 18 Chattanooga *No. 25 ESPN+ W 30–208,115
September 116:30 p.m.at No. 20 (FBS) Ole Miss *No. 17ESPN+/SECN+ L 17–5447,848
September 182:00 p.m. Morehead State *No. 19ESPN+W 59–354,821
September 252:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky *No. 19L 27–3513,081
October 27:00 p.m. Tennessee State
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+L 22–247,211
October 93:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+L 14–306,729
October 232:00 p.m.at Murray State ESPN3W 47–610,023
October 302:00 p.m.at No. 13 UT Martin ESPN+L 16–172,117
November 62:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 42–264,088
November 132:00 p.m.at Tennessee State
ESPN+W 36–72,531
November 202:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN3W 48–205,237

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References

  1. "2021 Football Schedule". Austin Peay State University. Retrieved June 11, 2021.