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2026 Austin Peay

6–⁠2 (2–⁠1 United Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠2, over seven games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Austin Peay in 2026, game by game: won vs. Gardner-Webb 35–17; lost at Vanderbilt 9–28; won vs. Morehead State 63–7; won at West Florida 38–16; won vs. UT Martin 35–12; won vs. New Haven 42–17; lost vs. Tarleton State 32–40; won at West Georgia 24–10+56−19Won 35–17 vs. Gardner-Webb+18Gardner-WebbLost 9–28 at Vanderbilt-19VanderbiltWon 63–7 vs. Morehead State+56Morehead StateWon 38–16 at West Florida+22West FloridaWon 35–12 vs. UT Martin+23UT MartinWon 42–17 vs. New Haven+25New HavenLost 32–40 vs. Tarleton State-8Tarleton StateWon 24–10 at West Georgia+14West Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 27vsGardner-WebbW 35–⁠1762%
Sep 5atVanderbiltL 9–⁠2814%
Sep 12vsMorehead StateW 63–⁠770%
Sep 19atWest FloridaW 38–⁠1645%
Sep 26vsUT MartinW 35–⁠1272%
Oct 3vsNew HavenW 42–⁠1786%
Oct 10vsTarleton StateL 32–⁠4047%
Oct 17atWest GeorgiaW 24–⁠1065%
Oct 24atNorth AlabamaPreview66%
Nov 7vsEastern KentuckyPreview79%
Nov 14vsAbilene ChristianPreview67%
Nov 21atCentral ArkansasPreview70%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 3rd in United Athletic Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
278–⁠147
Coach
—
Elo
1429 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.2 No. 11 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 198
Offensive coordinator
Quinn Billerman
Defensive coordinator
Greg Jones

Leaders

Passing yardsChris Parson QB1,766 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Parson QB12 TD
Rushing yardsChris Parson QB343 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Parson QB8 TD
Receiving yardsMarvin Sims WR571 yds
Receiving touchdownsDenver Harper WR6 TD
TacklesTrevor Hardy DB48 tkl
SacksKelton Crisp DL4 sacks
InterceptionsTa’Ron Haile DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Kelvin Perkins QB★★★No. 2052
Xzavier Webber CB★★★No. 3346
Cannon Kirksey WR
Noah Voltaire S
Ni’kel Lewis RB

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.850
Defensive backs13.00.800
Whole class23.00.825

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 107

The 2026 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 27

The 2026 portal
David Portu DE★★★from Charleston Southern
Justin Wimpye CB★★★from Youngstown State
Ronald Jackson DL★★★from Grand Valley State
William Wiebush S★★★from Wake Forest
Chance Fitzgerald WR★★★★from Vanderbilt
Ben Marshall TE★★★from California
Caleb Merritt S★★★from Wyoming
Jahvion Jarmon CB★★★from Bowling Green
Joshua Lloyd DE★★★from Western Michigan
Joshua Miller OT★★★from Syracuse
Karson Gordon QB★★★from UCLA
Kendal Howard DE★★★from Wake Forest

And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 5

Ellis Ellis Jr. CB★★★to Memphis
Montreze Smith LB★★★to Iowa State
Javious Bond RB★★★to Mercer
Carson Smith Kto Arizona State
Ty Williams OTto East Tennessee State

2026 United Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Abilene Christian3–⁠04–⁠4
Tarleton State2–⁠07–⁠0
Austin Peay2–⁠16–⁠2
North Alabama1–⁠14–⁠3
Eastern Kentucky1–⁠12–⁠5
West Florida1–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Central Arkansas0–⁠32–⁠5
West Georgia0–⁠21–⁠6

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