2025 Austin Peay
7–5 (4–4 United Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Morehead State 56–7Sep 13
By 49 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Tarleton State 44–45Nov 22
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Middle Tennessee | W 34–14 | 33% |
| Sep 6 | at 4Georgia | L 6–28 | 8% |
| Sep 13 | vs Morehead State | W 56–7 | 67% |
| Sep 20 | at Abilene Christian | L 31–45 | 46% |
| Sep 27 | vs Utah Tech | W 42–10 | 77% |
| Oct 4 | vs West Georgia | W 44–30 | 55% |
| Oct 11 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 20–34 | 48% |
| Oct 25 | vs North Alabama | W 56–28 | 76% |
| Nov 1 | at Southern Utah | L 17–33 | 45% |
| Nov 8 | vs Central Arkansas | W 41–38 | 70% |
| Nov 15 | vs Samford | W 30–16 | 85% |
| Nov 22 | at Tarleton State | L 44–45 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tarleton State 45–44; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the United Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 33 on file).
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in United Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 421–328
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1352 +55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.2 No. 18 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 158
- Offensive coordinator
- Quinn Billerman
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg Jones
Leaders
| Passing yards | Chris Parson QB | 2,673 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Chris Parson QB | 21 TD |
| Rushing yards | Chris Parson QB | 705 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Chris Parson QB | 12 TD |
| Receiving yards | Shemar Kirk WR | 685 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Shemar Kirk WR | 8 TD |
| Tackles | Ellis Ellis Jr. CB | 17 tkl |
| Sacks | T.J. Cox LB | 1.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Montreze Smith LB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Isaiah Groves RB | ★★★ | No. 728 |
| Ladeadrick James ATH | ★★★ | No. 1325 |
| Ben Stotts OT | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Denver Harper WR | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Clayton Merrill WR | ★★★ | No. 2468 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.877 |
| Receivers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.850 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.860 |
| Whole class | 5 | 3.0 | 0.853 |
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.
Roster 110
The 2025 roster110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 23
The 2025 portal Luke Williams S | ★★★ | from  Purdue |
 Montreze Smith LB | ★★★ | from  Western Kentucky |
 Chris Parson QB | ★★★ | from  Mississippi State |
 Shemar Kirk WR | ★★★ | from  Texas State |
 Nicholas Hilliard OL | ★★★ | from  Princeton |
 Raylyn Manley CB | ★★★ | from  Western Michigan |
 Eli Sutton OL | ★★★★ | from  North Carolina |
 Demoris Jenkins DE | ★★★ | from  East Carolina |
| Ethan Crite WR | ★★★ | from  Middle Tennessee |
 Isaiah Cobbs WR | ★★★ | from  Washington State |
 Jaden Robinson WR | ★★★ | from  Kennesaw State |
 Jake Stonebraker LB | ★★★ | from  Kansas State |
And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 8
 Gavin Edwards S | ★★★ | to  Maryland |
| La’Vell Wright RB | ★★★ | to Western Kentucky |
| Donovan Haslam OL | ★★★ | to  West Virginia |
| Jaden Barnes WR | ★★★ | to  App State |
| Sammy Anderson CB | ★★★ | to  UConn |
| Jaden Lyles S | ★★★ | to Western Michigan |
| Khmari Johnson LB | to  Florida Atlantic | |
| Mike Evans CB | no new school on file |
2025 United Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State | 7–1 | 12–2 | |
| Abilene Christian | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| Southern Utah | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| West Georgia | 5–3 | 8–3 | |
| Austin Peay | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Central Arkansas | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Utah Tech | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| North Alabama | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.