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2023 Austin Peay

9–⁠3 (6–⁠0 United Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Austin Peay in 2023, game by game: lost at Southern Illinois 23–49; lost at No. 9 Tennessee 13–30; won vs. East Tennessee State 63–3; won at Stephen F. Austin 22–20; won at Lindenwood 52–10; won vs. Gardner-Webb 41–14; won at Southern Utah 48–45; won vs. North Alabama 49–39; won at Eastern Kentucky 33–30; won vs. Utah Tech 30–17; won vs. Central Arkansas 14–12; lost vs. Chattanooga 21–24+60−26Lost 23–49 at Southern Illinois-26Southern Illino…Lost 13–30 at No. 9 Tennessee-17No. 9 TennesseeWon 63–3 vs. East Tennessee State+60East Tennessee …Won 22–20 at Stephen F. Austin+2Stephen F. Aust…Won 52–10 at Lindenwood+42LindenwoodWon 41–14 vs. Gardner-Webb+27Gardner-WebbWon 48–45 at Southern Utah+3Southern UtahWon 49–39 vs. North Alabama+10North AlabamaWon 33–30 at Eastern Kentucky+3Eastern KentuckyWon 30–17 vs. Utah Tech+13Utah TechWon 14–12 vs. Central Arkansas+2Central ArkansasLost 21–24 vs. Chattanooga-3Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSouthern IllinoisL 23–⁠4945%
Sep 9at9TennesseeL 13–⁠3011%
Sep 16vsEast Tennessee StateW 63–⁠364%
Sep 23atStephen F. AustinW 22–⁠2041%
Sep 30atLindenwoodW 52–⁠1058%
Oct 14vsGardner-WebbW 41–⁠1467%
Oct 21atSouthern UtahW 48–⁠4565%
Oct 28vsNorth AlabamaW 49–⁠3985%
Nov 4atEastern KentuckyW 33–⁠3054%
Nov 11vsUtah TechW 30–⁠1786%
Nov 18vsCentral ArkansasW 14–⁠1265%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffvsChattanoogaFCS Championship – First RoundL 21–⁠2464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 24–⁠21 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; United Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 33 on file).

United Athletic Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in United Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
409–⁠293
Coach
—
Elo
1449 +81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.3 No. 17 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 135
Offensive coordinators
Jared Kaster and Lanear Sampson
Defensive coordinators
J.J. Clark and Chris Jones

Leaders

Passing yardsMike Diliello QB3,116 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Diliello QB28 TD
Rushing yardsJevon Jackson RB1,339 yds
Rushing touchdownsJevon Jackson RB9 TD
Receiving yardsTre Shackelford WR793 yds
Receiving touchdownsTrey Goodman WR7 TD
TacklesSam Howard LB13 tkl
SacksJ’Vian McCray DL1 sacks
InterceptionsCedarius Doss DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Jeremiah Collins ATH★★★No. 761
Marquez Taylor ATH★★★No. 1501
Jaden McKinney DL★★★No. 1552
Kaden Williams RB★★★No. 1953
Courtland Simmons ATH★★★No. 2056

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.790
Running backs13.00.830
Defensive line13.00.847
Athletes and specialists33.00.849
Whole class62.80.836

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.

Transfers in 3

The 2023 portal
Brenen Hawkins WR★★★from Kansas State
Khatib Lyles WR★★★from North Texas
Xavier Smith S★★★from Colorado

Transfers out 4

Deandrae McCray WR★★★to Texas Tech
Shamari Simmons CB★★★to Arizona State
Joshua Rudolph LB★★★to Indiana
Kwame Sutton OLB★★no new school on file

2023 United Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Austin Peay6–⁠09–⁠3
Central Arkansas5–⁠27–⁠4
Tarleton State4–⁠28–⁠3
Southern Utah4–⁠26–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky4–⁠25–⁠6
Abilene Christian3–⁠35–⁠6
North Alabama1–⁠53–⁠8
Utah Tech1–⁠52–⁠9
Stephen F. Austin0–⁠73–⁠8

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