# 2022 Austin Peay Governors football team

The 2022 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the ASUN Conference (ASUN), coinciding with the conference's addition of football for that season. They were led by third-year head coach Scotty Walden and played their games at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky* | | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | CBSSN | L 27–38 | 13,688 |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Presbyterian* | | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 63–0 | 4,211 |
| September 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* | | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 41–0 | 4,516 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M* | | Louis Crews StadiumNormal, AL | Youtube | W 28–3 | 7,150 |
| September 24 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 16 Eastern Kentucky | | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 8,827 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas | No. 22 | Estes StadiumConway, AR | ESPN+ | L 20–49 | 10,124 |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | Murray State* | No. 24 | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 52–17 | 7,117 |
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State | No. 25 | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | L 16–40 | 8,176 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | | Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL | ESPN+ | W 38–35 | 5,235 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State | | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 5,201 |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 8 (FBS) Alabama* | | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 0–34 | 99,369 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| Statistics | APSU | WKU |
| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Total yards | 319 | 388 |
| Rushing yards | 163 | 108 |
| Passing yards | 156 | 280 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:39 | 27:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Austin Peay | Passing | Mike DiLiello | 15/21, 156 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Austin Peay | Rushing | Josh Samuel | 20 rushes, 77 yards |
| Austin Peay | Receiving | Drae McCray | 6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Austin Reed | 20/34, 280 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 15 rushes, 49 yards |
| Western Kentucky | Receiving | Daewood Davis | 6 receptions, 124 yards, TD |

### Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Governors | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Governors | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 41 |

### At Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| A&M Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### No. 16 Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Colonels | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Governors | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |

### At Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Governors | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 49 |

### Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 24 Governors | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| No. 25 Governors | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |

### At North Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Lions | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, AL
* Date: November 5th
* Game time: 4:00 pm
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 2 MPH
* Game attendance: 5,235
* Referee: Doug Mercer
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | Austin Peay | North Alabama |
| First downs | 24 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category |
| Austin Peay | Passing |
| Austin Peay | Rushing |
| Austin Peay | Receiving |
| North Alabama | Passing |
| North Alabama | Rushing |
| North Alabama | Receiving |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Austin Peay | North Alabama |
| | | | | | | | 0 | 0 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0 | 0 |

### At Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At No. 8 (FBS) Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Austin Peay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • No. 8 Alabama | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| –44.5 | 59 |
| Statistics | Austin Peay | Alabama |
| First downs | 12 | 27 |
| Total yards | 206 | 527 |
| Rushing yards | 59 | 263 |
| Passing yards | 147 | 264 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 24:19 | 35:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Austin Peay | Passing | Mike DiLiello | 20/32, 147 yards, 2 INTs |
| Austin Peay | Rushing | CJ Evans Jr. | 14 carries, 51 yards |
| Austin Peay | Receiving | Drae McCray | 12 receptions, 92 yards |
| Alabama | Passing | Bryce Young | 18/24, 221 yards, 2 TDs |
| Alabama | Rushing | Jase McClellan | 17 carries, 156 yards, 2 TDs |
| Alabama | Receiving | Jermaine Burton | 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TDs |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | APU | ALA |
| 1st | 8:28 | 13 | 92 | 6:28 | ALA | Jase McClellan (#2) 1-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | 6:37 | 8 | 80 | 4:35 | ALA | Jermaine Burton (#3) 4-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2nd | 2:27 | 8 | 34 | 3:09 | ALA | 29-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16) | 0 | 17 |
| 3rd | 8:43 | 3 | 65 | 0:58 | ALA | Jase McClellan (#2) 9-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 0 | 24 |
| 3rd | 4:57 | 5 | 17 | 2:16 | ALA | 30-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16) | 0 | 27 |
| 4th | 13:20 | 8 | 66 | 3:29 | ALA | Jermaine Burton (#3) 10-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 0 | 34 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | APU 0 | ALA 34 |

## Coaching staff

* Head Coach - Scotty Walden
* Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach - Chris Kappas
* Co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach - Akeem Davis
* Defensive Run-Game Coordinator/defensive line coach - Chris Jones
* Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach - Ryan Stanchek
* Pass-Game Coordinator/wide receivers coach - Lanear Sampson
* Co-Special teams coordinator/Gov Backs coach - Joe Pappalardo
* Co-Special teams coordinator/linebacker Coach - J.J. Clark
* Running backs coach - Jourdan McNeill
* Tight ends coach - Ryan Yurachek