2023 Austin Peay Governors football team explained

Year:2023
Team:Austin Peay Governors
Sport:football
Conference:United Athletic Conference
Short Conf:UAC
Statsrank:13
Fcscoachrank:10
Record:9–3
Conf Record:6–0
Head Coach:Scotty Walden
Hc Year:4th
Cooff Coach1:Jared Kaster
Cooc1 Year:1st
Cooff Coach2:Lanear Sampson
Cooc2 Year:1st
Codef Coach1:J. J. Clark
Codc1 Year:1st
Codef Coach2:Chris Jones
Codc2 Year:1st
Stadium:Fortera Stadium
Champion:UAC champion
Bowl:NCAA Division I First Round
Bowl Result:L 21–24 vs. Chattanooga

The 2023 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the United Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Scotty Walden, the Governors played at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.

After the 2022 season, the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, jointly announced that they would merge their football leagues.[1] [2]

Schedule

[3] [4]

Game summaries

at No. 12 Tennessee

See also: 2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team.

Statistics PEAYTENN
First downs 19 17
Total yards 75–339 65–456
Rushing yards 34–79 32–228
Passing yards 260 228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–41–1 21–33–0
Time of possession 39:01 20:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Austin Peay Passing Mike DiLiello 29/39, 260 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Mike DiLiello 21 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Trey Goodman 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Tennessee Passing 21/33, 228 yards, 2 TD
Rushing 13 carries, 118 yards
Receiving 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD

Chattanooga–NCAA Division I First Round

The Governors, won the UAC Conference Title outright receiving the automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Chattanooga.[5]

Notes and References

  1. @ASUN_Football and WAC Release 2023 Schedule . ASUN Conference . December 20, 2022 . December 22, 2022.
  2. ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule . Western Athletic Conference . December 20, 2022 . December 22, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2023 Austin Peay Football Schedule . FBSchedules . 15 March 2023.
  4. Web site: 2023 Football Schedule . Austin Peay Athletics . 15 March 2023.
  5. Web site: The War on 24 Renewed: Govs Host Mocs in FCS Playoffs . letsgopeay.com . November 19, 2023 . November 19, 2023.