2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

American college football season

2016 Austin Peay Governors football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 0–11 (0–8 OVC)
Head coach|

* Will Healy (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Wesley Satterfield (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Marcus West (1st season)
Home stadium| Fortera Stadium

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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No. 6 Jacksonville State $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
UT Martin |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Tennessee State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Eastern Illinois |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Murray State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
SE Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Eastern Kentucky |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Austin Peay |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by first-year head coach Will Healy, played their home games at Fortera Stadium, and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in OVC play to finish in last place. This was the third time in the last four seasons that the Governors went winless. They are 1–45 since 2013 and have lost 27 consecutive games. Their last win came against Murray State in 2014.

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 3| 5:00 pm| at Troy*|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| ESPN3| L 17–57| 18,885
September 10| 6:00 pm| Tennessee Tech|

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

| OVCDN| L 7–41| 7,507
September 24| 1:00 pm| at No. 18 Eastern Illinois|

* O'Brien Stadium
* Charleston, IL

| OVCDN| L 35–56| 6,169
October 1| 4:00 pm| Murray State|

* Fortera Stadium
* Clarksville, TN (Battle of the Border[1])

| OVCDN| L 17–45| 4,717
October 8| 2:00 pm| at Tennessee–Martin|

* Graham Stadium
* Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| OVCDN| L 31–45| 5,130
October 15| 1:00 pm| at No. 3 Jacksonville State|

* JSU Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| OVCDN| L 14–34| 14,455
October 22| 4:00 pm| Mercer*|

* Fortera Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| OVCDN| L 34–41| 6,506
October 29| 1:00 pm| at Southeast Missouri State|

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

| OVCDN| L 21–41| 4,328
November 5| 4:00 pm| Tennessee State|

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

| OVCDN| L 40–41| 6,041
November 12| 4:00 pm| Eastern Kentucky|

* Fortera Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| OVCDN| L 30–67| 5,816
November 19| 3:30 pm| at Kentucky*|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| SECN| L 13–49| 48,948

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

* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries[edit]

### At Troy[edit]

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Governors  | 7  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 17
Trojans | 13  | 17  | 14  | 13 | 57

See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team

### Tennessee Tech[edit]

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Golden Eagles | 14  | 14  | 7  | 6 | 41
Governors  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7

See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

### At Eastern Illinois[edit]

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Governors  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 14 | 35
#18 Panthers | 14  | 7  | 14  | 21 | 56

See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

### Murray State[edit]

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Racers | 3  | 21  | 7  | 14 | 45
Governors  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 17

See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

### At Tennessee–Martin[edit]

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Governors  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 21 | 31
Skyhawks | 14  | 17  | 7  | 7 | 45

See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

### At Jacksonville State[edit]

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Governors  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
#3 Gamecocks | 7  | 7  | 13  | 7 | 34

See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

### Mercer[edit]

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Bears | 14  | 10  | 3  | 14 | 41
Governors  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 28 | 34

See also: 2016 Mercer Bears football team

### At Southeast Missouri State[edit]

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Governors  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 7 | 21
Redhawks | 10  | 7  | 21  | 3 | 41

See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

### Tennessee State[edit]

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Tigers | 13  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 41
Governors  | 9  | 10  | 7  | 14 | 40

See also: 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

### Eastern Kentucky[edit]

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Colonels | 11  | 28  | 7  | 21 | 67
Governors  | 0  | 14  | 13  | 3 | 30

See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

### At Kentucky[edit]

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Governors  | 7  | 6  | 0  | 0 | 13
Wildcats | 0  | 21  | 21  | 7 | 49

See also: 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Heritage Bank Battle of the Border 2016-17". Murray State Athletics. September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

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