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1980 Austin Peay Governors football team

The 1980 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Watson Brown, the Governors compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.

1980 Austin Peay Governors football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Austin Peay 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Akron 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Tennessee–Martin*
L 20–248,200[1]
September 20James Madison*
W 21–3[2]
September 27at No. 8 Western Kentucky
L 14–2015,500[3]
October 4Eastern Kentucky
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
L 10–234,000[4]
October 11Morehead State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 23–213,200[5]
October 18Nicholls State*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 35–16[6]
October 25at Middle Tennessee
W 7–3[7]
November 1at Akron
W 41–148,000[8]
November 8No. 8 Murray State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 24–0[9]
November 15Tennessee Tech
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 13–10[10]
November 22at Arkansas State*
L 9–14[11]

References

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  1. ^ "UTM launders Austin Peay". The Jackson Sun. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Govs surge to dump Dukes". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hall gets real relief from WKU win". Messenger-Inquirer. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "EKU romps by Peay 23–10". The Tennessean. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morehead rallies, but falls 23–21". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Govs romp, 35–16". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Peay ruins MTSU homecoming 7–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Govs start fast, rip Zips, 41–14". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Govs rout Murray 24–0, end its OVC title hopes". The Paducah Sun. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Govs battle back". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clipping call costly for Govs". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
 

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