Austin Peay
3-1UAC · Governors Stadium · 10,100 · 6,850 avg in 2026
LastW 38–16 at West Florida · Sat Sep 19 · Malik Denkins 1 sacks, 4.5 TFL, 8 tackles
Nextvs UT Martin · Sat Sep 26 · 2 pm ET · Governors Stadium · series 3-13, last win 2019 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #118 | #220 | -14.5✓ | Gardner-Webb | W 35–17 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #118 | #45 | +29✓ | @Vanderbilt | L 9–28 109 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #105 | #209 | -36.5✓ | Morehead State | W 63–7 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #113 | #263 | -10.5✓ | @West Florida | W 38–16 | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #112 | #185 | UT Martin | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #109 | #258 | New Haven | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Tarleton State | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @West Georgia | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @North Alabama | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Eastern Kentucky | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Abilene Christian | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Central Arkansas |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @West Florida | W 38–16 | — | — | — | +0.057 | 34.9% | 163.0% | Best defensive stand |
| Sep 12 | Morehead State | W 63–7 | — | — | — | +0.824 | 59.3% | 179.9% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | @Vanderbilt | L 9–28 | 178 | 0 | 24:13 | +0.029 | 34.0% | 118.6% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 27 | Gardner-Webb | W 35–17 | — | — | — | +0.288 | 38.2% | 187.8% | Most explosive |
| Season average (4 games) | 178 | 0.0 | +0.299 | 41.6% | 162.3% | ||||
Austin Peay is the Clarksville program that went 38 years without beating an FBS opponent, then routed Middle Tennessee in 2025 to end the drought and validate a new coaching era.
For most of its history, Austin Peay was the program other Ohio Valley Conference and UAC schools penciled in as a likely win. The chip isn't about a single rival program -- it's about being…
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-1
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Austin Peay has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 26
vs UT Martin · at home
Outcome band · Austin Peay · 2026
Outcome band · Austin Peay · 2026Austin Peay's most likely season is 8-5 — a bowl game. The floor is 4-8; the ceiling is 11-2.
Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.
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Austin Peay football is the Clarksville, Tennessee program that spent decades as an Ohio Valley Conference also-ran before a 2019-2023 stretch (two conference titles, two FCS playoff berths) and a stunning 2025 breakthrough: the Governors' first win over an FBS opponent since 1987, ending a 38-year drought and earning head coach Jeff Faris a contract extension through 2030.
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Malik Denkins: 8 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 1 sack at West Florida
Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021. at West Florida (FCS) W 38-16.
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