2019 Austin Peay Governors football team


The 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team represents Austin Peay State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by first-year head coach Mark Hudspeth, play their home games at Fortera Stadium as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2018 season 5–6, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Governors were picked to finish in fourth place.

Preseason All-OVC team

The Governors had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.
Offense
Kentel Williams – RB
Kyle Anderton – OT

Coaching Staff

North Carolina Central

Central Arkansas

at Mercer

at East Tennessee State

Jacksonville State

Southeast Missouri State

at Tennessee State

at Tennessee Tech

at Eastern Kentucky

UT Martin

at Murray State

Eastern Illinois

FCS Playoffs

The Governors, even though the team shared the OVC title, APSU held the tiebreaker due to defeating SEMO in the regular season therefore receiving the automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Furman.

Furman–First Round

at Sacramento State–Second Round

at Montana State–Quarterfinals

Media Affiliates

Radio