# 2020 Austin Peay Governors football team

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

## Game summaries
### Vs. Central Arkansas

| 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
| 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 |
| Austin Peay | Rushing | CJ Evans Jr. | 10 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD |
| Austin Peay | Receiving | Jay Parker | 3 receptions, 55 yards |
| Central Arkansas | Passing | Breylin Smith | 26/49, 283 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Central Arkansas | Rushing | Kierre Crossley | 12 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD |
| Central Arkansas | 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 |