Austin Peay Governors football

Austin Peay Governors
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First season	1930
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Home stadium	[[Fortera Stadium]]
Stadium capacity	10,000
Stadium surface	AstroTurf
Location	Clarksville, Tennessee
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All-time record	283–535–16
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Conference titles	2
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Website	letsgopeay.com

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.

History[]

Notable alumni include:

Jeff Gooch
Bonnie Sloan, first deaf player in NFL 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.)

Austin Peay has retired two jersey numbers in program history. ^[1]

No.	Player	Position	Tenure
30	John Ogles	RB	1963–66
84	Harold Roberts	WR	1967–70

Austin Peay has won two conference championships, both outright. ^[2]

Year	Coach	Conference	Record	Conference record
1948	David B. Aaron	Volunteer State Athletic Conference	8–2	2–0
1977	Boots Donnelly	Ohio Valley Conference	8–3	6–1

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