# 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

The 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by first-year head coach Mark Hudspeth, played their home games at Fortera Stadium as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Governors were picked to finish in fourth place.
| 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.

## 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 |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 7,512 |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Central Arkansas* | | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | L 16–24 | 7,523 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Mercer* | | Five Star StadiumMacon, GA | ESPN+ | W 48–34 | 11,478 |
| September 21 | 6:30 p.m. | at East Tennessee State* | | William B. Greene Jr. StadiumJohnson City, TN | ESPN+ | L 14–20 | 9,350 |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Jacksonville State | | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 52–33 | 7,027 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Southeast Missouri State | | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 6,343 |
| October 19 | 4:30 p.m. | at Tennessee State | No. 20 | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 24–26 | 16,389 |
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | W 58–21 | 2,572 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | ESPN+ | W 28–21 $^{OT}$ | 7,330 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | UT Martin | | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | W 38–24 | 8,369 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Murray State | No. 22 | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 6,116 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | No. 20 | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 35–7 | 6,818 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Furman* | No. 18 | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | W 42–6 | 3,559 |
| December 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Sacramento State* | No. 18 | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 42–28 | 5,140 |
| December 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Montana State* | No. 18 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) | ESPN3 | L 10–24 | 14,017 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## 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.

### 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

* OVC on ESPN+