2023 Austin Peay Governors football team

2023 Austin Peay Governors football
UAC champion
ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record9–3 (6–0 UAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJared Kaster (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLanear Sampson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJ. J. Clark (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Jones (1st season)
Home stadiumFortera Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 United Athletic Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Austin Peay $^   6 – 0     9 – 3  
Central Arkansas   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Southern Utah   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Tarleton State*   4 – 2     8 – 3  
Abilene Christian   3 – 3     5 – 6  
North Alabama   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Utah Tech*   1 – 5     2 – 9  
Stephen F. Austin   0 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Note: Tarleton State and Utah Tech are ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transitions from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the United Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Scotty Walden, the Governors played at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.

After the 2022 season, the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, jointly announced that they would merge their football leagues.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois*
ESPN+L 23–498,327
September 94:00 p.m.at No. 9 (FBS) Tennessee*
SECN+L 13–30101,915
September 166:00 p.m.East Tennessee State*
ESPN+W 63–38,296
September 236:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin
ESPN+W 22–209,832
September 301:00 p.m.at Lindenwood*
ESPN+W 52–102,816
October 141:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 41–147,503
October 217:00 p.m.at Southern UtahNo. 24
ESPN+W 48–45 2OT3,547
October 283:00 p.m.North AlabamadaggerNo. 20
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 49–398,698
November 44:00 p.m.at Eastern KentuckyNo. 19
ESPN+W 33–30 OT10,067
November 111:00 p.m.Utah TechNo. 20
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 30–177,116
November 181:00 p.m.Central ArkansasNo. 15
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+W 14–129,931
November 252:00 p.m. No. 18 Chattanooga*No. 13
ESPN+L 21–247,249
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4]

Game summaries

at No. 12 Tennessee

See also: 2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Game Two – Austin Peay Governors (0-1) at No. 12 (FBS) Tennessee Volunteers (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Austin Peay 3 3 0713
No. 12 Tennessee (FBS) 3 10 10730

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:06) PEAY — Maddux Trujillo 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:54; Austin Peay 3-0)
  • (5:51) TENN – Charles Campbell 28-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:01; Tied 3-3)
Second quarter
  • (8:15) PEAY – Maddux Trujillo 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:39; Austin Peay 6-3)
  • (4:55) TENN – Charles Campbell 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11; Tied 6-6)
  • (0:15) TENN – Joe Milton III 6-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:04; Tennessee 13-6)
Third quarter
  • (13:30) TENN – Ramel Keyton 5-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:21; Tennessee 20-6)
  • (6:33) TENN – Charles Campbell 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:30; Tennessee 23-6)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:01) PEAY – Trey Goodman 52-yard pass from Mike DiLiello (Maddux Trujillo kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:30; Tennessee 23-13)
  • (8:03) TENN – McCallan Castles 43-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:58; Tennessee 30-13)
Statistics PEAY TENN
First downs 19 17
Total yards 75–339 65–456
Rushing yards 34–79 32–228
Passing yards 260 228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–41–1 21–33–0
Time of possession 39:01 20:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Austin Peay Passing Mike DiLiello 29/39, 260 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Mike DiLiello 21 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Trey Goodman 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 21/33, 228 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaylen Wright 13 carries, 118 yards
Receiving Ramel Keyton 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD

Chattanooga–NCAA Division I First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Mocs 7 14 0 3 24
No. 13 Governors 7 0 14 0 21

The Governors, won the UAC Conference Title outright receiving the automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Chattanooga.[5]

References

  1. ^ "@ASUN_Football and WAC Release 2023 Schedule" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 Austin Peay Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "The War on 24 Renewed: Govs Host Mocs in FCS Playoffs". letsgopeay.com. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.