en 2020 Austin Peay Governors football team

2020 Austin Peay Governors football
2020 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 21
Record	4–5 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach	Marquase Lovings (interim; fall season) (1st season); Scotty Walden;
Offensive coordinator	Scotty Walden, Josh Cochran, Austin Silvoy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Kappas (1st season)
Home stadium	Fortera Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season. Rankings from STATS Poll

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
August 29	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas*	No. 13	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	L 17–24	2,000	^[1]
September 12	3:00 p.m.	at (FBS) Pittsburgh*	No. 13	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACC Network	L 0–55	0
September 19	11:00 a.m.	at No. 13 (FBS) Cincinnati*	No. 13	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 20–55	0
February 21	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	No. 13	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVC on ESPN+	L 21–27	1,825
February 28	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee State		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVC on ESPN+	W 27–20	831
March 14	2:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVC on ESPN+	W 49–42 ^2OT	2,201
March 21	2:00 p.m.	UT Martin		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVC on ESPN+	L 34–37	1,530
March 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVC on ESPN+	W 13–10	7,702
April 3	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Murray State		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVC on ESPN+	W 34–31	1,843
April 11	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	No. 25	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	OVC on ESPN+	Canceled
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter

(14:44) APSU – CJ Evans Jr. 75 yard rush, Grant Paulette kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:16; Austin Peay 7–0)

Second quarter

(11:38) APSU – Grant Paulette 28 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:09; Austin Peay 10–0)
(7:37) UCA – Hayden Ray 30 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:01; Austin Peay 10–3)
(3:51) UCA – Hayden Ray 27 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:25; Austin Peay 10–6)

Third quarter

(14:00) UCA – Kierre Crossley 34 yard rush, Hayden Ray kick (Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:00; Central Arkansas 13–10)

Fourth quarter

(7:44) UCA – Hayden Ray 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:13; Central Arkansas 16–10)
(1:40) APSU – Jeremiah Oatsvall 1 yard rush, Grant Paulette kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:36; Austin Peay 17–16)
(0:34) UCA – LuJuan Winningham 10 yard pass from Breylin Smith, 2-point pass good (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:06; Central Arkansas 24–17)

Statistics	APSU	UCA
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
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
Governors	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	21	21	0	13	55

At Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
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.

[1] "Central Arkansas tops Austin Peay 24-17 in first game". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[2] "2020 Austin Peay Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

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