2020 Austin Peay Governors football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2020
| team = Austin Peay Governors
| image =
| image_size= 200
| conference= Ohio Valley Conference
| division=
| short_conf= OVC
| STATSRank = 21
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach= Marquase Lovings (interim; fall season)
| head_coach2 = Scotty Walden
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach= Scotty Walden, Josh Cochran, Austin Silvoy
| oc_year = 1st
| def_coach = Chris Kappas
| dc_year = 1st
| stadium= Fortera Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
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.
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.
{{CFB schedule
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| rankyear = 2020
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. | No. 11 Central Arkansas
| September 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at (FBS) | Pittsburgh
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 13 (FBS) | Cincinnati
| February 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at | Tennessee Tech | 13 | Tucker Stadium | Cookeville, TN | OVC on ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 1,825 |
| February 28 | 2:00 p.m. | | Tennessee State | |Fortera Stadium | Clarksville, TN | OVC on ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 831 |
| March 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at | Southeast Missouri State | |Houck Stadium | Cape Girardeau, MO | OVC on ESPN+ | W 49–42 {{sup|2OT}} | 2,201 |
| March 21 | 2:00 p.m. | | UT Martin | |Fortera Stadium | Clarksville, TN | OVC on ESPN+ | L 34–37 | 1,530 |
| March 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at | No. 7 Jacksonville State | |JSU Stadium | Jacksonville, AL | OVC on ESPN+ | W 13-10 | 7,702 |
| April 3 | 2:00 p.m. | | No. 14 Murray State | |Fortera Stadium | Clarksville, TN | OVC on ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 1,843 |
| April 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at | Eastern Illinois | 25 | O'Brien Field | Charleston, IL | OVC on ESPN+ | Canceled | |
}}
Game summaries
=Vs. Central Arkansas=
{{see also|2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team|FCS Kickoff}}
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|title=Game One – No. 13 Austin Peay Governors vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas Bears (Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff)
|date=Saturday, August 29, 2020
|time=8:00 p.m. CDT
|road=No. 13 Governors
|R1=7|R2=3|R3=0|R4=7
|home=No. 11 Bears
|H1=0|H2=6|H3=7|H4=11
|stadium=Crampton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
|attendance=2,000
|weather=Cloudy • Temperature: {{convert|81|F|C}} • Wind: NE 3 mph
|referee=Bob Johnson
|TV=ESPN
|TVAnnouncers=Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
|reference=Pregame line: Central Arkansas by 5 • Odds to win: Central Arkansas 57.4% • Game summary: [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401218616 ESPN] [https://www.ncaa.com/game/4060497/boxscore NCAA]
|scoring=
;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)
}}
{{AmFootballGameStatistics
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| Visitor = Austin Peay Governors
| VisitorDisplay = APSU
| Home = Central Arkansas Bears
| HomeDisplay = UCA
| VisFirsts = 16
| VisPlaysYds = 70–333
| VisRushing = 38–152
| VisPassYds = 181
| VisPassing = 14–33–1
| VisTOP = 32:06
| HomeFirsts = 23
| HomePlaysYds = 80–458
| HomeRushing = 31–175
| HomePassYds = 283
| HomePassing = 26–49–2
| HomeTOP = 27:54
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{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers
| Float = right
| Visitor = Austin Peay Governors
| VisitorDisplay = Austin Peay
| Home = Central Arkansas Bears
| HomeDisplay = Central Arkansas
| VisPasser = Jeremiah Oatsvall
| VisPassStats = 14/31, 181 yards, 1 INT
| VisRusher = CJ Evans Jr.
| VisRushStats = 10 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
| VisReceiver = Jay Parker
| VisReceivingStats = 3 receptions, 55 yards
| HomePasser = Breylin Smith
| HomePassStats = 26/49, 283 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
| HomeRusher = Kierre Crossley
| HomeRushStats = 12 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD
| HomeReceiver = Tyler Hudson
| HomeReceivingStats = 5 receptions, 82 yards
}}
{{clear}}
=At Pittsburgh=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Governors
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Panthers
|H1=21|H2=21|H3=0 |H4=13
}}
{{see also|2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Cincinnati=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Governors
|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=3 |R4=14
|Home=No. 13 (FBS) Bearcats
|H1=14 |H2=14 |H3=14|H4=13
}}
{{see also|2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Austin Peay State Governors football navbox}}