| 2020 Austin Peay Governors football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 21 |
| Record | 4–5 (4–2 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scotty Walden, Josh Cochran, Austin Silvoy (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Kappas (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Fortera Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Jacksonville State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by Scotty Walden and played their home games at Fortera Stadium. They were competing as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Schedule
Due to COVID-19, the OVC made the decision to postpone conference games to Spring 2021, allowing all member schools to play 3 non-conference games in the fall. However, OVC games were moved to Spring 2021.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas* | No. 13 | ESPN | L 17–24 | 2,000 | [1] | |||
| September 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at (FBS) Pittsburgh* | No. 13 | ACC Network | L 0–55 | 0 | ||||
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 13 (FBS) Cincinnati* | No. 13 | ESPN+ | L 20–55 | 0 | ||||
| February 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | No. 13 | OVC on ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 1,825 | ||||
| February 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | OVC on ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 831 | |||||
| March 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | OVC on ESPN+ | W 49–42 2OT | 2,201 | |||||
| March 21 | 2:00 p.m. | UT Martin | OVC on ESPN+ | L 34–37 | 1,530 | |||||
| March 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Jacksonville State | OVC on ESPN+ | W 13–10 | 7,702 | |||||
| April 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 14 Murray State | OVC on ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 1,843 | |||||
| April 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 25 | OVC on ESPN+ | Canceled | |||||
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Game summaries
Vs. Central Arkansas
Game One – No. 13 Austin Peay Governors vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas Bears (Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 13 Governors | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 11 Bears | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
at Crampton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, August 29, 2020
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE 3 mph
- Game attendance: 2,000
- Referee: Bob Johnson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
- Pregame line: Central Arkansas by 5 • Odds to win: Central Arkansas 57.4% • Game summary: ESPN NCAA
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| Statistics | APSU | UCA |
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| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 70–333 | 80–458 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–152 | 31–175 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 283 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–33–1 | 26–49–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:06 | 27:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Austin Peay | Passing | Jeremiah Oatsvall | 14/31, 181 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | CJ Evans Jr. | 10 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jay Parker | 3 receptions, 55 yards | |
| Central Arkansas | Passing | Breylin Smith | 26/49, 283 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kierre Crossley | 12 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Tyler Hudson | 5 receptions, 82 yards |
At Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Governors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 55 |
At Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Governors | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| No. 13 (FBS) Bearcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 55 |
References
- ↑ "Central Arkansas tops Austin Peay 24-17 in first game". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Austin Peay Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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