2024 Austin Peay
4–8 (3–5 United Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Alabama A&M 59–16Sep 21
By 43 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Southern Illinois 17–31Sep 7
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Louisville | L 0–62 | 22% |
| Sep 7 | vs Southern Illinois | L 17–31 | 63% |
| Sep 14 | at Central Arkansas | L 17–45 | 38% |
| Sep 21 | vs Alabama A&M | W 59–16 | 64% |
| Sep 28 | vs Southern Utah | L 17–28 | 65% |
| Oct 5 | at West Georgia | W 20–16 | 61% |
| Oct 19 | at Utah Tech | W 13–7 | 73% |
| Oct 26 | vs Tarleton State | L 17–27 | 49% |
| Nov 2 | at North Alabama | W 31–17 | 54% |
| Nov 9 | vs Abilene Christian | L 34–35 | 54% |
| Nov 16 | vs Eastern Kentucky | L 27–30 | 54% |
| Nov 23 | vs Chattanooga | L 17–24 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 24–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the United Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 33 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 5th in United Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 269–338
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1295 −104 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.4 No. 64 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 147
- Offensive coordinator
- Quinn Billerman
- Defensive coordinator
- Tripp Weaver
Leaders
| Passing yards | Austin Smith QB | 2,301 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Austin Smith QB | 15 TD |
| Rushing yards | La’Vell Wright RB | 643 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | La’Vell Wright RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jaden Barnes WR | 1,066 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jaden Barnes WR | 9 TD |
| Tackles | Dion Hunter LB | 8 tkl |
| Sacks | Davion Hood DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Sammy Anderson DB | 4 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Malachi Harris OL | ★★★ | No. 1679 |
| Stephen Ellison S | ★★★ | No. 2094 |
| Grace’son Beach LB | ★★★ | No. 2206 |
| B.J. Blake RB | ★★★ | No. 2232 |
| Corey Richardson ATH |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.849 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.835 |
| Whole class | 4 | 3.0 | 0.836 |
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 17
The 2024 portal Mason Garcia QB | ★★★★ | from  East Carolina |
 Alec Pell TE | ★★★ | from  Northern Colorado |
 Chinazo Obobi OT | ★★★ | from  Marshall |
 Christopher Scott Jr. CB | ★★★ | from  NC State |
 Cinque Williams S | ★★★ | from  UTSA |
 Davion Blackwell LB | ★★★ | from  Nevada |
 Ke’Vion Wellington DL | ★★★ | from  Eastern Michigan |
 La’Vell Wright RB | ★★★ | from  Kentucky |
 Malik Bowen-Sims WR | ★★★ | from  Duke |
 Marcus Alexander OL | ★★★ | from  Texas State |
 Trevor Hardy S | ★★★ | from  Memphis |
| Austin Smith QB | ★★ | from Eastern Michigan |
And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 19
 Sam Howard LB | ★★★ | to  Tulane |
| Travis Bates DE | ★★★ | to  Kansas State |
| Kory Chapman CB | ★★★ | to  UTEP |
| Tre Shackelford WR | ★★★ | to  Washington State |
| Xavier Smith S | ★★★ | to UTEP |
| Cedarius Doss CB | ★★★ | to  Indiana |
| Jevon Jackson RB | ★★★ | to UTEP |
| Trey Goodman WR | ★★★ | to UTEP |
| Jevon McIver Jr. CB | ★★★ | to  TCU |
| Brennan Smith OL | ★★★ | to UTEP |
| Isaiah Wright OL | ★★★ | to UTEP |
| Kam Thomas WR | ★★★ | to UTEP |
And 7 more, lower-rated or unrated.
2024 United Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| Tarleton State | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Southern Utah | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Central Arkansas | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| Austin Peay | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| North Alabama | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| West Georgia | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Utah Tech | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.