Austin Peay Governors
UACClarksville, TNGovernors Stadium
2026: 6–2 (2–1 UAC). Last: won at West Georgia 24–10. Next: at North Alabama, Saturday, Oct 24, 7 p.m. ET.
- W 35–17Gardner-Webb
- L 9–28at Vanderbilt
- W 63–7Morehead State
- W 38–16at West Florida
- W 35–12UT Martin
- W 42–17New Haven
- L 32–40Tarleton State
- W 24–10at West Georgia
- Oct 24at North Alabama
- Nov 7Eastern Kentucky
- Nov 14Abilene Christian
- Nov 21at Central Arkansas
Austin Peay has played football since 1930 and is officially 334–572–16; 248 of its 922 games are in our file. They have won two Ohio Valley Conference titles (the last in 2019), plus one United Athletic Conference title, one Atlantic Sun Conference title, one Volunteer State Athletic Conference title, counting shared titles. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Austin Peay. This season, they’re 6–2.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 334–572–16 official; 92–156 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1429
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 13 · Composite No. 13 in FCS, Oct 17; up 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 5 last in 2023
- Seasons
- 33 since 1980, 248 games
2026 season 6–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 35–17 | 62% |
| Sep 5 | at Vanderbilt | L 9–28 | 14% |
| Sep 12 | vs Morehead State | W 63–7 | 70% |
| Sep 19 | at West Florida | W 38–16 | 45% |
| Sep 26 | vs UT Martin | W 35–12 | 72% |
| Oct 3 | vs New Haven | W 42–17 | 86% |
| Oct 10 | vs Tarleton State | L 32–40 | 47% |
| Oct 17 | at West Georgia | W 24–10 | 65% |
| Oct 24 | at North Alabama | Preview | 66% |
| Nov 7 | vs Eastern Kentucky | Preview | 79% |
| Nov 14 | vs Abilene Christian | Preview | 67% |
| Nov 21 | at Central Arkansas | Preview | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
On the 2026 team
- Chris Parson1,766 passing yards, 12 TD (leads Austin Peay in passing yards)
- Marvin Sims33 catches, 571 yards, 2 TD (leads Austin Peay in receiving yards)
- Denver Harper19 catches, 411 yards, 6 TD (leads Austin Peay in receiving touchdowns)
- Trevor Hardy48 tackles, 1 INT (leads Austin Peay in tackles)
- Courtland Simmons282 rushing yards, 4 TD
Ta’Ron Haile33 tackles, 2 INT (leads Austin Peay in interceptions)
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1980
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Scotty Walden | 2020 | 4–2 |
| Marquase Lovings | 2020 | 0–3 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- UT Martin
4–14 in 18
- 2012 L 6–31
- 2014 L 7–37
- 2015 L 14–44
- 2016 L 31–45
- 2017 W 7–0
- 2018 L 7–37
- 2019 W 38–24
- 2020 L 34–37
- 2021 L 16–17
- 2026 W 35–12
Won the last one.
- Eastern Kentucky
5–11 in 16
- 2015 L 13–51
- 2016 L 30–67
- 2017 W 31–24
- 2018 L 13–17
- 2019 W 28–21
- 2021 L 27–35
- 2022 W 31–20
- 2023 W 33–30
- 2024 L 27–30
- 2025 L 20–34
Lost the last two.
Next: Nov 7
- Southeast Missouri State
5–10 in 15
- 2011 L 13–17
- 2012 L 27–48
- 2014 L 7–42
- 2015 L 15–44
- 2016 L 21–41
- 2017 W 38–31
- 2018 L 27–31
- 2019 W 28–24
- 2020 W 49–42
- 2021 L 14–30
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | APSU record |
|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 18 | 4–14 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 16 | 5–11 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 15 | 5–10 |
| Murray State | 15 | 8–7 |
| Tennessee State | 15 | 7–8 |
| Tennessee Tech | 14 | 7–7 |
| Eastern Illinois | 12 | 4–8 |
| Jacksonville State | 12 | 2–10 |
Every opponent (79)
Every program Austin Peay has played, A to Z, with Austin Peay’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 0–2
- Alabama 0–1
- Alabama A&M 2–0
- Arkansas State 0–2
- Bethel University Tennessee 1–0
- Central Arkansas 2–4
- Central State 1–0
- Charleston (WV) 1–1
- Chattanooga 1–4
- Cincinnati 0–7
- Culver-Stockton College 1–0
- Cumberland (TN) 2–0
- Cumberlands 0–1
- Davidson 0–1
- Dayton 0–2
- Drake 0–1
- East Tennessee State 1–1
- Eastern Illinois 4–8
- Eastern Kentucky 5–11
- Furman 1–0
- Gardner-Webb 2–2
- Georgia 0–2
- Georgia Southern 0–1
- Illinois State 0–2
- Indiana State 1–0
- Jacksonville 0–1
- Jacksonville State 2–10
- Kansas State 1–0
- Kennesaw State 1–0
- Kentucky 0–1
- Lindenwood 1–0
- Louisville 0–1
- Memphis 0–2
- Mercer 1–3
- Miami (OH) 0–1
- Middle Tennessee 1–1
- Mississippi Valley State 1–0
- Missouri S&T 0–2
- Montana State 0–1
- Morehead State 6–1
- Murray State 8–7
- New Haven 1–0
- Newberry 1–0
- North Alabama 4–0
- North Carolina Central 1–0
- North Dakota State 0–1
- North Greenville 0–1
- Ohio 0–1
- Ole Miss 0–1
- Pittsburgh 0–1
- Presbyterian 2–0
- Sacramento State 1–0
- Samford 2–1
- South Florida 0–1
- Southeast Missouri State 5–10
- Southern Illinois 0–2
- Southern Miss 0–1
- Southern Utah 1–2
- St. Joseph’s (IN) 0–1
- Stephen F. Austin 1–0
- Tarleton State 0–3
- Temple 0–1
- Tennessee 0–2
- Tennessee State 7–8
- Tennessee Tech 7–7
- Toledo 0–1
- Troy 0–2
- UCF 0–1
- UT Martin 4–14
- Utah Tech 3–0
- Valparaiso 1–0
- Vanderbilt 0–3
- Virginia Tech 0–1
- VMI 0–1
- West Florida 1–0
- West Georgia 3–0
- Western Kentucky 0–3
- Wisconsin 0–1
- Youngstown State 0–1
Conference titles
5, counting shared titles- United Athletic Conference 1
- 2023
- Atlantic Sun Conference 1
- 2022 (shared)
- Ohio Valley Conference 2
- 1977, 2019 (shared)
- Volunteer State Athletic Conference 1
- 1948
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1930–1932, 1936–1941 and 1946
- Volunteer State Athletic Conference 1947–1962
- OVC 1978–1996
- Independent 1997–2000
- Pioneer Conference 2001–2005
- Independent 2006
- OVC 2007–2021
- Atlantic Sun Conference 2022
- UAC since 2023
- 1997Went independent from the OVC in football. Source
- 2001Joined the Pioneer Conference from independence in football. Source
- 2006Went independent from the Pioneer Conference in football. Source
- 2007Joined the OVC from independence in football. Source
- 2022Joined the Atlantic Sun Conference from the OVC, announced September 17, 2021. Source
- 2023Joined the UAC from the Atlantic Sun Conference in football. Source
Austin Peay’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 2013 | Boots Donnelly coach, career 1977–1998 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1996
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Austin Peay State University- Enrollment
- 10,439 8,926 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Clarksville, Tennessee
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1927
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $44,301 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1429 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–5 | 4–4 | 1352 | ||||
| 2024 | 4–8 | 3–5 | 1295 | ||||
| 2023 | 9–3 | 6–0 | 1449 | ||||
| 2022 | 7–4 | 3–2 | 1401 | ||||
| 2021 | 6–5 | 4–3 | 1385 | ||||
| 2020 | 4–5 | Marquase Lovings, Scotty Walden | 1385 | ||||
| 2019 | 11–4 | 7–1 | 1477 | ||||
| 2018 | 5–6 | 3–5 | 1286 | ||||
| 2017 | 8–4 | 7–1 | 1312 | ||||
| 2016 | 0–11 | 0–8 | 985 | ||||
| 2015 | 0–11 | 0–8 | 1004 | ||||
| 2014 | 1–11 | 1–7 | 1064 | ||||
| 2013 | 0–4 | 1160 | |||||
| 2012 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1136 | ||||
| 2011 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 1118 | ||||
| 2010 | 1–9 | 1–7 | 1091 | ||||
| 2009 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 1178 | ||||
| 2008 | 2–9 | 2–6 | 1147 | ||||
| 2007 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 1260 | ||||
| 2006 | 3–8 | 1110 | |||||
| 2005 | 2–9 | 1–5 | 1041 | ||||
| 2004 | 0–1 | 1207 | |||||
| 2003 | 0–2 | 1230 | |||||
| 2002 | 0–1 | 1246 |
Every season back to 1980 (8 more)
Officially 334–572–16 since 1930 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 92–156 (248 of its 922 games are on file). Our file starts in 1980; the program began in 1930. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1981–84, 1986, 1989, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1997–99, 2001: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.