2010 Austin Peay Governors football team

American college football season

2010 Austin Peay Governors football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach|

* Rick Christophel (4th season)

Defensive coordinator| Granville Eastman (6th season)
Home stadium| Governors Stadium

Seasons

<- 2009

2011 ->

2010 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 13 Southeast Missouri State $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 12 Jacksonville State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Eastern Kentucky |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Murray State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
UT Martin |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Eastern Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Austin Peay |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Tennessee State |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Christophel and played their home games at Governors Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 6:00 pm| Cumberland*|

* Governors Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| | W 38–6| 4,710
September 11| 6:00 pm| at Middle Tennessee*|

* Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| | L 33–56| 16,806
September 18| 6:00 pm| at Tennessee State|

* LP Field
* Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| Wazoo| W 26–23| 8,502
October 25| 11:00 pm| at No. 10 (FBS) Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall
* Madison, WI

| Big Ten Network| L 3–70| 77,224
October 9| 4:00 pm| Tennessee Tech|

* Governors Stadium
* Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| | L 21–34| 7,218
October 16| 6:00 pm| No. 18 Southeast Missouri State|

* Governors Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| WQWQ| L 24–41| 2,917
October 23| 3:00 pm| at No. 3 Jacksonville State|

* Burgess-Snow Field
* Jacksonville, AL

| WJXS| L 3–56| 19,707
October 30| 1:30 pm| at Eastern Illinois|

* O'Brien Stadium
* Charleston, IL

| WEIU| L 10–28| 4,385
November 6| 1:00 pm| UT Martin|

* Governors Stadium
* Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| | L 12–28| 4,307
November 13| 1:00 pm| Murray State|

* Governors Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| | L 35–61| 3,103
November 20| 1:00 pm| at Eastern Kentucky|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| | L 3–17| 3,700

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Coaching staff[edit]

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Name  | Position  | Alma mater  | Year

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Rick Christophel | Head coach | Austin Peay, 1975 | 4th[3]
Steve Haywood | Assistant head coach/offensive line | Austin Peay, 1996 | 2nd as Assistant HC/9th as coach[4]
Granville Eastman | Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach | Saint Mary’s, 1992 | 8th total/6th as defensive coordinator/2nd as linebackers coach[5]
Marcus Gildersleeve | Receivers coach/recruiting coordinator | Virginia Tech, 1999 | 5th[6]
Josh Roberts | Running backs coach | Lambuth, 2006 | 5th[7]
Dainon Sidney | Defensive backs coach | UAB, 1997 | 2nd[8]
Ryan Taylor | Defensive line coach | Austin Peay, 2004 | 3rd total/2nd as linebackers coach[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2010 Football Schedule". Official Website Of The Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
2. ^ "2010 Media Guide". Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
3. ^ "Rick Christophel". uabsports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
4. ^ "Haywood resigns as APSU offensive line coach". Clarksville Online. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
5. ^ "Granville Eastman". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
6. ^ "Marcus Gildersleeve". Official Website Of The Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
7. ^ "Hoping to pursue athletics administration future, Roberts resigns as football Govs running backs coach". Clarksville Online. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
8. ^ "Dainon Sidney". Official Website of the Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
9. ^ "Austin Peay Governors Football's Ryan Taylor resigns as Defensive Line Coach". Clarksville Online. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

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