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2019 Austin Peay

11–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Austin Peay in 2019, game by game: won vs. North Carolina Central 41–10; lost vs. Central Arkansas 16–24; won at Mercer 48–34; lost at East Tennessee State 14–20; won vs. Jacksonville State 52–33; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 28–24; lost at Tennessee State 24–26; won at Tennessee Tech 58–21; won at Eastern Kentucky 28–21; won vs. UT Martin 38–24; won at Murray State 42–7; won vs. Eastern Illinois 35–7; won vs. Furman 42–6; won at Sacramento State 42–28; lost at Montana State 10–24+37−14Won 41–10 vs. North Carolina Central+31North Carolina …Lost 16–24 vs. Central Arkansas-8Central ArkansasWon 48–34 at Mercer+14MercerLost 14–20 at East Tennessee State-6East Tennessee …Won 52–33 vs. Jacksonville State+19Jacksonville St…Won 28–24 vs. Southeast Missouri State+4Southeast Misso…Lost 24–26 at Tennessee State-2Tennessee StateWon 58–21 at Tennessee Tech+37Tennessee TechWon 28–21 at Eastern Kentucky+7Eastern KentuckyWon 38–24 vs. UT Martin+14UT MartinWon 42–7 at Murray State+35Murray StateWon 35–7 vs. Eastern Illinois+28Eastern IllinoisWon 42–6 vs. Furman+36FurmanWon 42–28 at Sacramento State+14Sacramento StateLost 10–24 at Montana State-14Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNorth Carolina CentralW 41–⁠1058%
Sep 7vsCentral ArkansasL 16–⁠2448%
Sep 14atMercerW 48–⁠3433%
Sep 21atEast Tennessee StateL 14–⁠2052%
Sep 28vsJacksonville StateW 52–⁠3344%
Oct 12vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 28–⁠2455%
Oct 19atTennessee StateL 24–⁠2669%
Oct 26atTennessee TechW 58–⁠2164%
Nov 2atEastern KentuckyW 28–⁠2148%
Nov 9vsUT MartinW 38–⁠2462%
Nov 16atMurray StateW 42–⁠768%
Nov 23vsEastern IllinoisW 35–⁠789%
Nov 30vsFurmanFCS Championship – First RoundW 42–⁠659%
Dec 7atSacramento StateFCS Championship – Second RoundW 42–⁠2847%
Dec 13atMontana StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 10–⁠2444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 24–⁠10 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

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

Ohio Valley Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Southeast Missouri State

Record
11–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
518–⁠309
Coach
—
Elo
1477 +187 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.1 No. 12 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 165
Offensive coordinator
Tim Zetts
Defensive coordinator
Mark Powell

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Bryce Robinson DUAL★★No. 2835
JaQuan Foote OLB★★No. 3053
David Russell III WDE★★No. 3231
Dean Powell DT★★No. 3231
Geordon Pollard WR★★No. 3231

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.792
Receivers12.00.780
Defensive line32.00.776
Linebackers12.00.789
Whole class62.00.781

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.

2019 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Austin Peay7–⁠111–⁠4
Southeast Missouri State7–⁠19–⁠4
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠37–⁠5
Tennessee Tech3–⁠56–⁠6
Jacksonville State3–⁠56–⁠6
Murray State2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee State2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

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