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2016 Austin Peay

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

  • Most excitingLost to Troy 17–⁠57Sep 3

    The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Austin Peay in 2016, game by game: lost at Troy 17–57; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 7–41; lost at Eastern Illinois 35–56; lost vs. Murray State 17–45; lost at UT Martin 31–45; lost at Jacksonville State 14–34; lost vs. Mercer 34–41; lost at Southeast Missouri State 21–41; lost vs. Tennessee State 40–41; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 30–67; lost at Kentucky 13–49+7−40Lost 17–57 at Troy-40TroyLost 7–41 vs. Tennessee Tech-34Tennessee TechLost 35–56 at Eastern Illinois-21Eastern IllinoisLost 17–45 vs. Murray State-28Murray StateLost 31–45 at UT Martin-14UT MartinLost 14–34 at Jacksonville State-20Jacksonville St…Lost 34–41 vs. Mercer-7MercerLost 21–41 at Southeast Missouri State-20Southeast Misso…Lost 40–41 vs. Tennessee State-1Tennessee StateLost 30–67 vs. Eastern Kentucky-37Eastern KentuckyLost 13–49 at Kentucky-36Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atTroyL 17–⁠5710%
Sep 10vsTennessee TechL 7–⁠4142%
Sep 24atEastern IllinoisL 35–⁠5612%
Oct 1vsMurray StateL 17–⁠4543%
Oct 8atUT MartinL 31–⁠4510%
Oct 15atJacksonville StateL 14–⁠344%
Oct 22vsMercerL 34–⁠4121%
Oct 29atSoutheast Missouri StateL 21–⁠4116%
Nov 5vsTennessee StateL 40–⁠4119%
Nov 12vsEastern KentuckyL 30–⁠6728%
Nov 19atKentuckyL 13–⁠494%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 49–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 33 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠517
Coach
—
Elo
985 −118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−40.4 No. 108 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 144
Offensive coordinator
Wesley Satterfield
Defensive coordinator
Marcus West

Leaders

Passing yardsTommy Hays QB124 yds
Passing touchdownsTommy Hays QB2 TD
Rushing yardsKentel Williams WR125 yds
Rushing touchdownsKentel Williams WR1 TD
Receiving yardsJames Coleman TE78 yds
Receiving touchdownsJames Coleman TE2 TD
TacklesGunnar Scholato LB18 tkl
SacksShaun Whittinghill DE1 sacks
InterceptionsGunnar Scholato LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Delvin Salter OG★★No. 2498
Neonta Alexander ILB★★No. 2555
Tyler Reed ILB★★No. 2640
JaVaughn Craig ATH★★No. 2806
Rodney Saulsberry Jr. CB★★No. 2990

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.00.759
Offensive line12.00.786
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers22.00.782
Defensive backs12.00.768
Athletes and specialists32.00.768
Whole class122.00.769

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2016 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State7–⁠010–⁠2
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠5
Tennessee Tech5–⁠35–⁠6
Tennessee State4–⁠37–⁠4
Eastern Illinois4–⁠46–⁠5
Murray State4–⁠44–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠53–⁠8
Eastern Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Austin Peay0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.