2019 Austin Peay Governors football
Ohio Valley Conference co-champion
ConferenceOhio 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 stadiumFortera Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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 represents Austin Peay State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by first-year head coach Mark Hudspeth,[1] play 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]

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 Martindagger
  • 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 IllinoisNo. 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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 4OT Total
Governors 7 0 7 77 28
Colonels 10 0 0 110 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

TV

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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