# 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

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 StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN3 | L 14–26 | 30,831 |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH)* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | L 10–31 | 15,960 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Morehead State* | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | OVCDN | W 69–13 | 8,152 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Murray State | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY (Battle of the Border) | OVCDN | W 27–7 | 9,191 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 UT Martin | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | W 7–0 | 8,812 |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 4 Jacksonville State | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | OVCDN | L 14–34 | 7,102 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | W 21–17 | 21,127 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | OVCDN | W 38–31 | 9,428 |
| October 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 18 (FBS) UCF* | Spectrum StadiumOrlando, FL | ESPN3 | L 33–73 | 27,606 |
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN3 | W 35–28 | 9,416 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | OVCDN | W 31–24 | 5,100 |
| November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | OVCDN | W 28–13 | 8,214 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## 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 |