2018 Austin Peay Governors football team

2018 Austin Peay Governors football
2018 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Will Healy (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Wesley Satterfield (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Cooper (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fortera Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by third-year head coach Will Healy, played their home games at Fortera Stadium as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2018 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Jacksonville State $^	7	–	1	8	–	3
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State ^	6	–	2	8	–	3
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	2	7	–	4
Murray State	5	–	3	5	–	6
Tennessee State	3	–	4	4	–	5
Eastern Illinois	3	–	5	3	–	8
Austin Peay	3	–	5	5	–	6
UT Martin	2	–	6	2	–	9
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 5, head coach Will Healy resigned to become the head coach at Charlotte.^[1] He finished at Austin Peay with a three-year record of 13–21.

Preseason edit

OVC media poll edit

On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Governors predicted to finish in second place.^[2] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Governors also predicted to finish in second place.^[3]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Jacksonville State	134 (14)
2	Austin Peay	114 (1)
3	UT Martin	96
4	Tennessee State	91
5	Eastern Illinois	83
6	Eastern Kentucky	64
7	Murray State	39
8	Southeast Missouri State	35
9	Tennessee Tech	19

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Jacksonville State	126 (14)
2	Austin Peay	112 (4)
3	UT Martin	95
4	Eastern Illinois	73
5	Eastern Kentucky	69
6	Tennessee State	64
7	Southeast Missouri State	62
8	Murray State	24
9	Tennessee Tech	23

Preseason All-OVC team edit

The Governors had five players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.^[4]

Offense

Jeremiah Oatsvall – QB

Ryan Rockensuess– G

Kyle Anderton – T

Defense

Jaison Williams – DL

Gunnar Scholato– DB

Award watch lists edit

Award	Player	Position	Year
Buck Buchanan Award^[5]	Jaison Williams	DE	JR

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 (FBS) Georgia*	No. 22	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN	L 0–45	92,746
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 24–0	5,166
September 15	5:00 p.m.	at Morehead State*		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	W 78–40	5,955
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at UT Martin	No. 24	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 7–37	1,497
September 29	3:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 32–48	19,388
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	W 49–34	12,201
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 27–31	6,467
October 27	4:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 41–10	7,236
November 3	4:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 13–17	6,094
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	ESPN+	L 21–52	2,149
November 17	4:00 p.m.	Murray State		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 48–23	7,113
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries edit

At Georgia edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Governors	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 (FBS) Bulldogs	17	21	7	0	45

Presbyterian edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
Governors	0	10	7	7	24

At Morehead State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	22	21	14	21	78
Eagles	14	12	14	0	40

At UT Martin edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Governors	7	0	0	0	7
Skyhawks	6	0	17	14	37

At Jacksonville State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	9	3	14	6	32
No. 8 Gamecocks	0	14	14	20	48

Tennessee State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	6	7	34
Governors	7	21	14	7	49

At Southeast Missouri State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	6	7	0	14	27
Redhawks	3	0	7	21	31

Tennessee Tech edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	3	7	0	10
Governors	6	14	21	0	41

Eastern Kentucky edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	7	7	17
Governors	7	6	0	0	13

At Eastern Illinois edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	7	7	7	21
Panthers	14	21	3	14	52

Murray State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	10	7	0	6	23
Governors	14	7	7	20	48

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	22	RV	RV	24	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	23	24	23	21	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References edit

^ "Charlotte hires Will Healy as football coach | Charlotte Observer". Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2018 OVC Football Preseason Favorites".
^ "Jacksonville State Picked as 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Football Favorites".
^ "SEMO's Terry, JSU's Bridges Named OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year".
^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

[1] "Charlotte hires Will Healy as football coach | Charlotte Observer". Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.

[2] "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2018 OVC Football Preseason Favorites".

[3] "Jacksonville State Picked as 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Football Favorites".

[4] "SEMO's Terry, JSU's Bridges Named OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year".

[5] "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

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