2022 Austin Peay Governors football
WAC–ASUN Challenge co-champion
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	7–4 (3–2 ASUN)
Head coach	Scotty Walden (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ryan Stanchek (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Kappas (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Akeem Davis (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fortera Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 ASUN Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Jacksonville State*	5	–	0	9	–	2
Austin Peay +	3	–	2	7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky +^	3	–	2	7	–	5
Central Arkansas +	3	–	2	5	–	6
Kennesaw State	1	–	4	5	–	6
North Alabama	0	–	5	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Jacksonville State ineligible for postseason play and ASUN title due to start of transition to FBS. Rankings from STATS Poll

2022 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Kentucky $^	4	–	1	7	–	5
Central Arkansas	4	–	1	5	–	6
Austin Peay	3	–	1	7	–	4
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	1	6	–	5
Abilene Christian	1	–	1	7	–	4
Kennesaw State	1	–	3	5	–	6
Southern Utah	0	–	3	5	–	6
North Alabama	0	–	4	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the ASUN Conference (ASUN), coinciding with the conference's addition of football for that season.^[1] They were led by third-year head coach Scotty Walden and played their games at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	12:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*		Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	CBSSN	L 27–38	13,688
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 63–0	4,211
September 10	3:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State*		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 41–0	4,516
September 17	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M*		Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	Youtube	W 28–3	7,150
September 24	3:00 p.m.	No. 16 Eastern Kentucky		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 31–20	8,827
October 1	4:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas	No. 22	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	L 20–49	10,124
October 15	3:00 p.m.	Murray State*	No. 24	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 52–17	7,117
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	No. 25	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 16–40	8,176
November 5	4:00 p.m.	at North Alabama		Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 38–35	5,235
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State		Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	W 31–14	5,201
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at No. 8 (FBS) Alabama*		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN+/SECN+	L 0–34	99,369
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	10	7	3	7	27
Hilltoppers	7	14	0	17	38

Statistics	APSU	WKU
First downs	19	19
Total yards	319	388
Rushing yards	163	108
Passing yards	156	280
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	32:39	27:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin Peay	Passing	Mike DiLiello	15/21, 156 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Josh Samuel	20 rushes, 77 yards
	Receiving	Drae McCray	6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Western Kentucky	Passing	Austin Reed	20/34, 280 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Davion Ervin-Poindexter	15 rushes, 49 yards
	Receiving	Daewood Davis	6 receptions, 124 yards, TD

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
Governors	21	21	14	7	63

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Governors	21	20	0	0	41

At Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	0	7	14	28
A&M Bulldogs	3	0	0	0	3

No. 16 Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Colonels	10	10	0	0	20
Governors	3	0	7	21	31

At Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Governors	0	6	7	7	20
Bears	7	0	21	21	49

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	3	14	0	0	17
No. 24 Governors	21	14	10	7	52

Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	6	10	14	10	40
No. 25 Governors	7	9	0	0	16

At North Alabama

Austin Peay Governors (5-3) vs North Alabama Lions (1-7)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	17	7	7	38
Lions	14	0	7	14	35

at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, AL

Date: November 5th
Game time: 4:00 pm
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 2 MPH
Game attendance: 5,235
Referee: Doug Mercer
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Austin Peay	North Alabama
First downs	24	22
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Austin Peay	North Alabama
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	0

At Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	7	14	10	31
Owls	7	0	0	7	14

At No. 8 (FBS) Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Austin Peay	0	0	0	0	0
• No. 8 Alabama	7	10	10	7	34

Date: November 19
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Game start: 11:02 a.m.
Game attendance: 99,639
Game weather: 49, Sunny, Wind NW @ 3 mph
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (color), Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
–44.5	59

Statistics	Austin Peay	Alabama
First downs	12	27
Total yards	206	527
Rushing yards	59	263
Passing yards	147	264
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin Peay	Passing	Mike DiLiello	20/32, 147 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	CJ Evans Jr.	14 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Drae McCray	12 receptions, 92 yards
Alabama	Passing	Bryce Young	18/24, 221 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jase McClellan	17 carries, 156 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jermaine Burton	7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TDs

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	APU	ALA
1st	8:28	13	92	6:28	ALA	Jase McClellan (#2) 1-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good	0	7
2nd	6:37	8	80	4:35	ALA	Jermaine Burton (#3) 4-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good	0	14
2nd	2:27	8	34	3:09	ALA	29-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16)	0	17
3rd	8:43	3	65	0:58	ALA	Jase McClellan (#2) 9-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good	0	24
3rd	4:57	5	17	2:16	ALA	30-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16)	0	27
4th	13:20	8	66	3:29	ALA	Jermaine Burton (#3) 10-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good	0	34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							APU 0	ALA 34

Coaching staff

Head Coach - Scotty Walden
Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach - Chris Kappas
Co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach - Akeem Davis
Defensive Run-Game Coordinator/defensive line coach - Chris Jones
Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach - Ryan Stanchek
Pass-Game Coordinator/wide receivers coach - Lanear Sampson
Co-Special teams coordinator/Gov Backs coach - Joe Pappalardo
Co-Special teams coordinator/linebacker Coach - J.J. Clark
Running backs coach - Jourdan McNeill
Tight ends coach - Ryan Yurachek

References

^ "ASUN Conference Welcomes Austin Peay State University as its Newest Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. September 17, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

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