American college football season
Conference Ohio Valley Conference STATS No. 8 FCS Coaches No. 10 Record 11–4 (7–1 OVC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Tim Zetts (1st season) Defensive coordinator Mark Powell (1st season) Home stadium Fortera Stadium Seasons
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 .
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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]
Offense
Kentel Williams – RB
Kyle Anderton – OT
Coaching staff
Head coach – Mark Hudspeth
Associate head coach/defensive line coach – Marquase Lovings
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach – Tim Zetts
Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach – Mark Powell
Co-defensive coordinator/secondary Coach – Dominique Brown
Wide receivers coach – Chad Bumphis
Running backs coach – Craig Candeto
Offensive line coach – Eddy Morrissey
Nickels coach – Keith Scott
Assistant defensive line coach – Kevon Beckwith
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 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 Martin 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 Illinois No. 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
7:00 p.m. at No. 5 Montana State * No. 18 ESPN3 L 10–24 14,017
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
Central Arkansas
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Bears
0
3
7
14
24
Governors
0
0
13
3
16
At Mercer
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
6
14
21
48
Bears
10
3
7
14
34
At East Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
7
0
0
14
Buccaneers
3
7
0
10
20
Jacksonville State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Gamecocks
7
0
7
19
33
Governors
10
21
14
7
52
Southeast Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Redhawks
3
0
14
7
24
Governors
0
7
7
14
28
At Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Governors
10
7
7
0
24
Tigers
0
9
7
10
26
At Tennessee Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
20
24
7
7
58
Golden Eagles
7
7
0
7
21
At Eastern Kentucky
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Governors
7
0
7
7 7
28
Colonels
10
0
0
11 0
21
UT Martin
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
0
3
7
14
24
Governors
0
17
7
14
38
At Murray State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Governors
7
7
7
21
42
Racers
0
0
7
0
7
Eastern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
7
0
0
7
No. 20 Governors
7
14
14
0
35
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
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
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
Media Affiliates
Radio
ESPN Radio Clarksville 104.1 and 540 AM
TV
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