2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

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

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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.

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

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Cincinnati

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

See also: 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

At Miami (OH)

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

See also: 2017 Miami RedHawks football team

Morehead State

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

See also: 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team

At Murray State

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

See also: 2017 Murray State Racers football team

UT Martin

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

See also: 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Jacksonville State

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

See also: 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

At Tennessee State

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

See also: 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Southeast Missouri State

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

See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At UCF

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

See also: 2017 UCF Knights football team

At Tennessee Tech

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

See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Eastern Kentucky

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

See also: 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Eastern Illinois

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

See also: 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

References

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