2023 Austin Peay Governors football team

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2023 Austin Peay Governors football
UAC champion
Conference United Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record9–3 (6–0 UAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Co-defensive coordinators
  • J. J. Clark (1st season)
  • Chris Jones (1st season)
Home stadium Fortera Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024  
2023 United Athletic Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Austin Peay $^  6 0   9 3  
Central Arkansas  4 2   7 4  
Southern Utah  4 2   6 5  
Eastern Kentucky  4 2   5 6  
Tarleton State*  4 2   8 3  
Abilene Christian  3 3   5 6  
North Alabama  1 5   3 8  
Utah Tech*  1 5   2 9  
Stephen F. Austin  0 6   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • Note: Tarleton State and Utah Tech are ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transitions from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the United Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Scotty Walden, the Governors played at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.

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After the 2022 season, the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, jointly announced that they would merge their football leagues. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois * ESPN+ L 23–498,327
September 94:00 p.m.at No. 9 (FBS) Tennessee * SECN+ L 13–30101,915
September 166:00 p.m. East Tennessee State *ESPN+W 63–38,296
September 236:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+W 22–209,832
September 301:00 p.m.at Lindenwood *ESPN+W 52–102,816
October 141:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb *
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 41–147,503
October 217:00 p.m.at Southern Utah No. 24ESPN+W 48–45 2OT3,547
October 283:00 p.m. North Alabama Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 49–398,698
November 44:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky No. 19ESPN+W 33–30 OT10,067
November 111:00 p.m. Utah Tech No. 20
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 30–177,116
November 181:00 p.m. Central Arkansas No. 15
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 14–129,931
November 252:00 p.m. No. 18 Chattanooga *No. 13
ESPN+L 21–247,249
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3] [4]

Game summaries

at No. 12 Tennessee

Game Two – Austin Peay Governors (0-1) at No. 12 (FBS) Tennessee Volunteers (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Austin Peay330713
No. 12 Tennessee (FBS)31010730

at Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:06) PEAY — Maddux Trujillo 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:54; Austin Peay 3-0)
  • (5:51) TENN – Charles Campbell 28-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:01; Tied 3-3)
Second quarter
  • (8:15) PEAY – Maddux Trujillo 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:39; Austin Peay 6-3)
  • (4:55) TENN – Charles Campbell 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11; Tied 6-6)
  • (0:15) TENN – Joe Milton III 6-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:04; Tennessee 13-6)
Third quarter
  • (13:30) TENN – Ramel Keyton 5-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:21; Tennessee 20-6)
  • (6:33) TENN – Charles Campbell 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:30; Tennessee 23-6)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:01) PEAY – Trey Goodman 52-yard pass from Mike DiLiello (Maddux Trujillo kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:30; Tennessee 23-13)
  • (8:03) TENN – McCallan Castles 43-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:58; Tennessee 30-13)
StatisticsPEAYTENN
First downs1917
Total yards75–33965–456
Rushing yards34–7932–228
Passing yards260228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int29–41–121–33–0
Time of possession39:0120:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Austin PeayPassingMike DiLiello29/39, 260 yards, TD, INT
RushingMike DiLiello21 carries, 36 yards
ReceivingTrey Goodman3 receptions, 70 yards, TD
TennesseePassing Joe Milton III 21/33, 228 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaylen Wright 13 carries, 118 yards
Receiving Ramel Keyton 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD

Gardner–Webb

1234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs707014
Governors76141441

North Alabama

1234Total
North Alabama61281339
Austin Peay17227349
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Fortera Stadium
  • Game start: 3:03 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 8,698
  • Game weather: 78, Cloudy, Wind N @ 8 mph
  • Referee: Zach Erdmann
  • Television network: ESPN+
StatisticsAPUNA
First downs2320
Total yards520408
Rushing yards16757
Passing yards353351
Turnovers00
Time of possession34:3925:11
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
APPassingMike DiLiello20/25, 353 yards, 6 TD's
RushingJevon Jackson30 carries, 160 yards
ReceivingTrey Goodman5 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
UNAPassingNoah Walters29/52, 351 yards, 5 TD's
RushingNoah Walters9 carries, 31 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDakota Warfield7 receptions, 88 yards

Chattanooga–NCAA Division I First Round

1234Total
No. 18 Mocs7140324
No. 13 Governors7014021

The Governors, won the UAC Conference Title outright receiving the automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Chattanooga. [6]

References

  1. "@ASUN_Football and WAC Release 2023 Schedule" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  3. "2023 Austin Peay Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. "2023 Football Schedule". Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  5. "North Alabama vs Austin Peay Box Score". APSU Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  6. "The War on 24 Renewed: Govs Host Mocs in FCS Playoffs". letsgopeay.com. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.