The 2022 Austin Peay Governors football team represented

Austin Peay State University Austin Peay State University () is a public university in Clarksville, Tennessee. Standing on a site occupied by a succession of educational institutions since 1845, the precursor of the university was established in 1927 and named for then-sitt ...

during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the

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(ASUN), coinciding with the conference's addition of football for that season. They were led by third-year head coach

Scotty Walden Scotty Walden (born November 15, 1989) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Austin Peay State University. Walden had previously served as the head coach at East Texas Baptist University and interim head coach at the Uni ...

and played their games at

Fortera Stadium Fortera Stadium is a stadium located on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. It opened in 1946 and is the home venue for the Austin Peay Governors football team. History Clarksville Municipal Stadium, as it was ...

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Previous season

The Governors finished the 2021 season 6–5 overall, and 4–2 in

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(OVC) play. The 2021 season was their last season in the OVC.

Schedule

Game summaries

at Western Kentucky

Presbyterian

Mississippi Valley State

at Alabama A&M

No. 16 Eastern Kentucky

at Central Arkansas

Murray State

Jacksonville State

at North Alabama

at Kennesaw State

at No. 8 (FBS) Alabama

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Coaching staff

* Head Coach -

* Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach - Chris Kappas * Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach - Akeem Davis * Defensive Run-Game Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach - Chris Jones * Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach - Ryan Stanchek * Pass-Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach - Lanear Sampson * Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Gov Backs Coach - Joe Pappalardo * Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Linebacker Coach - J.J. Clark * Running Backs Coach - Jourdan McNeill * Tight Ends Coach - Ryan Yurachek

References

Austin Peay Austin Peay Governors football seasons

Austin Peay Governors football The Austin Peay Governors football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Austin Peay State University (Peay or APSU), located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdiv ...

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