2019 Austin Peay Governors football team explained

The 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by first-year head coach Mark Hudspeth,^[1] played their home games at Fortera Stadium as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Governors were picked to finish in fourth place.^[2]

1	Jacksonville State	135 (15)
2	Southeast Missouri State	115
3	Eastern Kentucky	99
4	Austin Peay	84
5	Tennessee State	75
6	UT Martin	58
7	Murray State	55
8	Eastern Illinois	38
9	Tennessee Tech	16

Preseason All-OVC team

The Governors had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.^[3]

Offense

Kentel Williams – RB

Kyle Anderton – OT

Coaching staff

• Head coach – Mark Hudspeth
• Associate head coach/defensive line coach – Marquase Lovings
• Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach – Tim Zetts
• Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach – Mark Powell
• Co-defensive coordinator/secondary Coach – Dominique Brown
• Wide receivers coach – Chad Bumphis
• Running backs coach – Craig Candeto
• Offensive line coach – Eddy Morrissey
• Nickels coach – Keith Scott
• Assistant defensive line coach – Kevon Beckwith

Schedule

• Source:^{[4] [5]}

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team.

Central Arkansas

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team.

At Mercer

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team.

At East Tennessee State

See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

Jacksonville State

See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.

Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team.

At Tennessee State

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team.

At Tennessee Tech

See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.

At Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.

UT Martin

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team.

At Murray State

See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team.

Eastern Illinois

See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team.

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.^[6]

Furman–First Round

See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team.

At Sacramento State–Second Round

See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

At Montana State–Quarterfinals

See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team.

Media Affiliates

Radio

• ESPN Radio Clarksville 104.1 and 540 AM

TV

• OVC on ESPN+

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mark Hudspeth – Head coach – Staff Directory . Austin Peay State University Athletics . August 5, 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites . ovcsports.com . August 5, 2019 . en.
3. Web site: JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year . ovcsports.com . August 5, 2019 . en.
4. Web site: 2019 Austin Peay Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . August 5, 2019.
5. Web site: 2019 Football Schedule . Austin Peay State University Athletics . August 5, 2019 . en.
6. Web site: FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship . ncaa.com . November 24, 2019 . November 24, 2019.