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1980 Austin Peay Governors football team

1980 Austin Peay Governors football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Austin Peay 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Akron 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Watson Brown, the Governors compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Tennessee–Martin*
L 20–248,200[1]
September 20James Madison*
W 21–3[2]
September 27at No. 8 Western Kentucky
L 14–2015,500[3]
October 4Eastern Kentucky
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
L 10–234,000[4]
October 11at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 23–213,200[5]
October 18Nicholls State*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 35–16[6]
October 25at Middle Tennessee
W 7–3[7]
November 1at Akron
W 41–148,000[8]
November 8No. 8 Murray State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 24–0[9]
November 15Tennessee Tech
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 13–10[10]
November 22at Arkansas State*
L 9–14[11]

References

  1. ^ "UTM launders Austin Peay". The Jackson Sun. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Govs surge to dump Dukes". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hall gets real relief from WKU win". Messenger-Inquirer. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "EKU romps by Peay 23–10". The Tennessean. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morehead rallies, but falls 23–21". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Govs romp, 35–16". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Peay ruins MTSU homecoming 7–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Govs start fast, rip Zips, 41–14". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Govs rout Murray 24–0, end its OVC title hopes". The Paducah Sun. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Govs battle back". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clipping call costly for Govs". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Austin_Peay_Governors_football_team