2020 Austin Peay
4–5, coached by Marquase Lovings (interim, first 3 games), then Scotty Walden (1st season, final 6 games). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee State 27–20Feb 28
By 7 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 13 Cincinnati 20–55Sep 19
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Central Arkansas | L 17–24 | 59% |
| Sep 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–55 | 24% |
| Sep 19 | at 13Cincinnati | L 20–55 | 15% |
| Feb 21 | at Tennessee Tech | L 21–27 | 62% |
| Feb 28 | vs Tennessee State | W 27–20 | 74% |
| Mar 14 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 49–42 | 41% |
| Mar 21 | vs UT Martin | L 34–37 | 69% |
| Mar 28 | at Jacksonville State | W 13–10 | 31% |
| Apr 3 | vs Murray State | W 34–31 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Murray State 34–31; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 33 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 215–301
- Coach
- Marquase Lovings (interim, first 3 games), then Scotty Walden (1st season, final 6 games)
- Elo
- 1385 −34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 204
- Offensive coordinators
- Scotty Walden, Josh Cochran and Austin Silvoy
- Defensive coordinators
- Chris Kappas and Akeem Davis
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jeremiah Oatsvall QB | 298 yds |
| Rushing yards | C.J. Evans Jr. RB | 92 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | C.J. Evans Jr. RB | 2 TD |
| Receiving yards | Baniko Harley QB | 177 yds |
| Tackles | Koby Perry DB | 10 tkl |
| Sacks | Kwame Sutton DE | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| TyQaze Leggs OG | ★★★ | No. 2667 |
| Draylen Ellis ATH | ★★★ | No. 2695 |
| C.J. Evans Jr. RB | ★★★ | No. 2820 |
| Bryce Nicely OG | ★★ | No. 3720 |
| Ethan Myers LS |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 2.5 | 0.787 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.806 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.8 | 0.795 |
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.