American college football season
The 2020 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Governors were led by Scotty Walden and played their home games at Fortera Stadium . They were competing as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference .
Previous season [ ]
The Governors finished the 2019 season ranked No. 8 in the FCS standings and went 11–4, 7–1 in OVC play to finish in a tie for first place.
Though they were co-champions with Southeast Missouri State , the Governors received the Ohio Valley Conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. They advanced to the Quarterfinals after beating Furman and Sacramento State before they lost 24–10 to Montana State .
Schedule [ ]
Due to COVID-19, the OVC made the decision to postpone conference games to Spring 2021, allowing all member schools to play 3 non-conference games in the fall. However, OVC games were moved to Spring 2021
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Game summaries [ ]
vs. Central Arkansas [ ]
Game One – No. 13 Austin Peay Governors vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas Bears (Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff)
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 13 Governors
7
3
0 7 17
No. 11 Bears
0
6
7 11 24
at Crampton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
Date : Saturday, August 29, 2020Game time : 8:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind : NE 3 mphGame attendance : 2,000Referee : Bob JohnsonTV announcers (ESPN ) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)Pregame line : Central Arkansas by 5 • Odds to win : Central Arkansas 57.4% • Game summary : ESPN NCAA
Game information
First quarter
(14:44) APSU – CJ Evans Jr. 75 yard rush, Grant Paulette kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:16; Austin Peay 7–0 )
Second quarter
(11:38) APSU – Grant Paulette 28 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:09; Austin Peay 10–0 )
(7:37) UCA – Hayden Ray 30 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:01; Austin Peay 10–3 )
(3:51) UCA – Hayden Ray 27 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:25; Austin Peay 10–6 )
Third quarter
(14:00) UCA – Kierre Crossley 34 yard rush, Hayden Ray kick (Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:00; Central Arkansas 13–10 )
Fourth quarter
(7:44) UCA – Hayden Ray 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:13; Central Arkansas 16–10 )
(1:40) APSU – Jeremiah Oatsvall 1 yard rush, Grant Paulette kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:36; Austin Peay 17–16 )
(0:34) UCA – LuJuan Winningham 10 yard pass from Breylin Smith, 2-point pass good (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:06; Central Arkansas 24–17 )
Statistics
APSU
UCA
First downs
16
23
Plays–yards
70–333
80–458
Rushes–yards
38–152
31–175
Passing yards
181
283
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
14–33–1
26–49–2
Time of possession
32:06
27:54
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Austin Peay
Passing
Jeremiah Oatsvall
14/31, 181 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
CJ Evans Jr.
10 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jay Parker
3 receptions, 55 yards
Central Arkansas
Passing
Breylin Smith
26/49, 283 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Kierre Crossley
12 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Tyler Hudson
5 receptions, 82 yards
at Pittsburgh [ ]
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2
3
4
Total
Governors
0
0
0
0
0
Panthers
21
21
0
13
55
at Cincinnati [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
3
0
3
14
20
No. 13 (FBS ) Bearcats
14
14
14
13
55
References [ ]
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