Austin Peay Governors football | |||
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First season | 1930 | ||
Head coach | Scotty Walden 3rd season, 17–11 (.607) | ||
Stadium | Fortera Stadium (capacity: 10,000) | ||
Field surface | AstroTurf | ||
Location | Clarksville, Tennessee | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | ASUN Conference | ||
All-time record | 300–551–16 (.355) | ||
Conference titles | 3 | ||
Colors | Red and white[1] | ||
Website | letsgopeay.com |
The Austin Peay Governors football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Austin Peay State University (Peay or APSU), located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and played the most recent 2022 season as members of the ASUN Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1930. They were previously a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (1963-1996, 2007-2021) and the Pioneer Football League (2001-2005). Austin Peay Governors football plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Fortera Stadium.
Though not competing in OVC football from 1997–2006, Peay remained a full OVC member during this period.
The trophy goes to the team in Tennessee that has the best record against the other three teams. Austin Peay has won the trophy three times, in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
The battle of the border is a trophy awarded to the team with the most points based on wins between all the sporting events between Austin Peay and Murray State. Murray State leads the series 36-16.
Notable alumni include:
Main article: List of NCAA football retired numbers |
Austin Peay has retired two jersey numbers in program history.
No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ref. |
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30 | John Ogles | RB | 1963–66 | [2] |
84 | Harold Roberts | WR | 1967–70 | [2] |
Numbers honored, but not retired and available for future players:
No. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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46 | Bob Bible | LB | 1974-78 |
44 | Jay Bailey | RB | 2000-02 |
Austin Peay has won four conference championships, two outright, and two shared with Southeast Missouri State[3] in the OVC, Central Arkansas and Eastern Kentucky in the ASUN
Year | Coach | Conference | Record | Conference record |
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1948 | David B. Aaron | Volunteer State Athletic Conference | 8–2 | 2–0 |
1977 | Boots Donnelly | Ohio Valley Conference | 8–3 | 6–1 |
2019 | Mark Hudspeth | Ohio Valley Conference | 11–4 | 7–1 |
2022 | Scotty Walden | ASUN Conference | 7–4 | 3-2 |
The Governors have made one appearance in the FCS Playoffs, their first being in 2019; their record is 2–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Furman Sacramento State Montana State |
W 42–6 W 42–28 L 10–24 |