Austin Peay Governors football

The Austin Peay Governors Football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Austin Peay State University located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1930. They were previously a member of the Pioneer Football League from 2001 through 2005. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Fortera Stadium.

Classifications

 * 1957–1972: NCAA College Division
 * 1973–1977: NCAA Division II
 * 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

 * 1930–1946: Independent
 * 1947–1962: Volunteer State Athletic Conference
 * 1963–1996: Ohio Valley Conference
 * 1997–2000: NCAA Division I–AA Independent
 * 2001–2005: Pioneer Football League
 * 2006: NCAA Division I FCS Independent
 * 2007–present: Ohio Valley Conference

Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
 * Jeff Gooch
 * Bonnie Sloan, first deaf player in National Football League history
 * Percy Howard (whose only NFL TD catch came in Super Bowl X, as a member of the Dallas Cowboys)
 * Lewis Lastik, featured on "Remember The Titans", offensive lineman. (Also member of the APSU track and field teams, shot put, and javelin.)

Retired numbers
Austin Peay has retired two jersey numbers in program history.

Conference championships
Austin Peay has won two conference championships, both outright.