2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

2017 Austin Peay Governors football
2017 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach	Will Healy (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Wesley Satterfield (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marcus West (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brandon Cooper (1st season)
Home stadium	Fortera Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors, led by second-year head coach Will Healy, played their home games at Fortera Stadium and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 7–1 in OVC play to finish in second place.

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
Austin Peay	7	–	1	8	–	4
Eastern Illinois	5	–	3	6	–	5
UT Martin	4	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	5	4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	5	6	–	5
Murray State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	1	–	10

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 14–26	30,831
September 9	2:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 10–31	15,960
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Morehead State*	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 69–13	8,152
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY (Battle of the Border^[1])	OVCDN	W 27–7	9,191
September 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 18 UT Martin	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 7–0	8,812
October 7	4:00 p.m.	No. 4 Jacksonville State	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	L 14–34	7,102
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 21–17	21,127
October 21	4:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 38–31	9,428
October 28^[2]	5:00 p.m.	at No. 18 (FBS) UCF*	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN3	L 33–73	27,606
November 4	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	W 35–28	9,416
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 31–24	5,100
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 28–13	8,214
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	7	0	7	14
Bearcats	0	14	6	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	0	3	0	10
RedHawks	7	14	0	10	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	6	13
Governors	14	28	13	14	69

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	17	3	0	7	27
Racers	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Governors	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Gamecocks	14	6	7	7	34
Governors	0	7	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	0	7	7	21
Tigers	3	0	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	7	0	7	17	31
Governors	14	14	7	3	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	19	7	0	33
No. 18 (FBS) Knights	14	31	14	14	73

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	7	14	7	35
Golden Eagles	7	0	7	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	7	7	17	31
Colonels	11	10	3	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	6	0	7	13
Governors	7	7	7	7	28

^ "Heritage Bank Battle of the Border 2017–18". Murray State Athletics. July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ "Knights Add 6th Home Game". UCF Athletics. September 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.