2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

2017 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
2017 record 8–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach Will Healy (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Wesley Satterfield (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Marcus West (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Brandon Cooper (1st season)
Home stadium Fortera Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
2017 OVC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 –0     10 –2  
Austin Peay  7 –1     8 –4  
Eastern Illinois  5 –3     6 –5  
UT Martin  4 –4     6 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 –5     3 –7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 –5     3 –8  
Tennessee State  2 –5     6 –5  
Murray State  2 –5     3 –8  
Tennessee Tech  1 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by second-year head coach Will Healy, played their home games at Fortera Stadium and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 7–1 in OVC play to finish in second place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. at Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 L 14–26   30,831
September 9 2:30 p.m. at Miami (OH)* Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 L 10–31   15,960
September 16 6:00 p.m. Morehead State* Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN OVCDN W 69–13   8,152
September 23 6:00 p.m. at Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY (Battle of the Border[1]) OVCDN W 27–7   9,191
September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 18 UT Martin Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN W 7–0   8,812
October 7 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Jacksonville State Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN OVCDN L 14–34   7,102
October 14 6:00 p.m. at Tennessee State Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN W 21–17   21,127
October 21 4:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri Statedagger Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN OVCDN W 38–31   9,428
October 28[2] 5:00 p.m. at No. 18 (FBS) UCF* Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN3 L 33–73   27,606
November 4 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN3 W 35–28   9,416
November 11 12:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY OVCDN W 31–24   5,100
November 18 4:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN OVCDN W 28–13   8,214
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 0 7 0 7 14
Bearcats 0 14 6 6 26

at Miami (OH)

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

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 6 13
Governors 14 28 13 14 69

at Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 17 3 0 7 27
Racers 0 0 7 0 7

UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Skyhawks 0 0 0 0 0
Governors 0 7 0 0 7

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Gamecocks 14 6 7 7 34
Governors 0 7 0 7 14

at Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 0 7 7 21
Tigers 3 0 7 7 17

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 0 7 17 31
Governors 14 14 7 3 38

at UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 19 7 0 33
No. 18 (FBS) Knights 14 31 14 14 73

at Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 7 14 7 35
Golden Eagles 7 0 7 14 28

at Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 0 7 7 17 31
Colonels 11 10 3 0 24

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 6 0 7 13
Governors 7 7 7 7 28

References

  1. ↑ "Heritage Bank Battle of the Border 2017–18". Murray State Athletics. July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Knights Add 6th Home Game". UCF Athletics. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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