| Year: | 2010 |
| Team: | Austin Peay Governors |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Rick Christophel |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Granville Eastman |
| Dc Year: | 6th |
The 2010 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Christophel and played their home games at Governors Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC.[1]
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Austin Peay, 1975 | 4th[3] | |
| Steve Haywood | Assistant head coach/offensive line | Austin Peay, 1996 | 2nd as Assistant HC/9th as coach[4] |
| Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach | Saint Mary’s, 1992 | 8th total/6th as defensive coordinator/2nd as linebackers coach[5] | |
| Marcus Gildersleeve | Receivers coach/recruiting coordinator | Virginia Tech, 1999 | 5th[6] |
| Josh Roberts | Running backs coach | Lambuth, 2006 | 5th[7] |
| Dainon Sidney | Defensive backs coach | UAB, 1997 | 2nd[8] |
| Ryan Taylor | Defensive line coach | Austin Peay, 2004 | 3rd total/2nd as linebackers coach[9] |