2023 Austin Peay Governors football team
2023 Austin Peay Governors football | |
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UAC champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 21–24 vs. Chattanooga | |
Conference | United Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 13 |
FCS Coaches | No. 10 |
Record | 9–3 (6–0 UAC) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Jared Kaster (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Lanear Sampson (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | J. J. Clark (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Chris Jones (1st season) |
Home stadium | Fortera Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Austin Peay $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarleton State* | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Tech* | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the United Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Scotty Walden, the Governors played at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.
After the 2022 season, the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, jointly announced that they would merge their football leagues.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois* | ESPN+ | L 23–49 | 8,327 | ||
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 9 (FBS) Tennessee* | SECN+ | L 13–30 | 101,915 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State* | ESPN+ | W 63–3 | 8,296 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | W 22–20 | 9,832 | ||
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Lindenwood* | ESPN+ | W 52–10 | 2,816 | ||
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* |
| ESPN+ | W 41–14 | 7,503 | |
October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | No. 24 | ESPN+ | W 48–45 2OT | 3,547 | |
October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | North Alabama![]() | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | W 49–39 | 8,698 |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 19 | ESPN+ | W 33–30 OT | 10,067 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Utah Tech | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | W 30–17 | 7,116 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas | No. 15 |
| ESPN+ | W 14–12 | 9,931 |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Chattanooga* | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 7,249 |
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Game summaries
at No. 12 Tennessee
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Austin Peay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
No. 12 Tennessee (FBS) | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 101,915
- Referee: Steve Marlowe
- TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | PEAY | TENN |
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First downs | 19 | 17 |
Total yards | 75–339 | 65–456 |
Rushing yards | 34–79 | 32–228 |
Passing yards | 260 | 228 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–41–1 | 21–33–0 |
Time of possession | 39:01 | 20:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Austin Peay | Passing | Mike DiLiello | 29/39, 260 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Mike DiLiello | 21 carries, 36 yards | |
Receiving | Trey Goodman | 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD | |
Tennessee | Passing | Joe Milton III | 21/33, 228 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 13 carries, 118 yards | |
Receiving | Ramel Keyton | 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD |
Chattanooga–NCAA Division I First Round
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 18 Mocs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
No. 13 Governors | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
The Governors, won the UAC Conference Title outright receiving the automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Chattanooga.[5]
References
- ^ "@ASUN_Football and WAC Release 2023 Schedule" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Austin Peay Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "The War on 24 Renewed: Govs Host Mocs in FCS Playoffs". letsgopeay.com. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.