The Austin Peay Governors are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Austin Peay State University (APSU), located in

Clarksville, Tennessee Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is the fifth-largest city in the state behind Nashville, Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The city had a population of 166,722 as of the 202 ...

, United States. The Governors athletic program is a member of the ASUN Conference. Prior to 2022 the Governors were members of the

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(OVC) and competes at the

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level including the Football Championship Subdivision. The Austin Peay mascot is The Governor, and the school colors are red and white. While the women's teams were formerly known as the Lady Govs, the school emphasizes that all teams are now Governors.

Sports sponsored

Athletics began at Austin Peay almost as soon as the school opened for classes in 1929 as Austin Peay Normal School; men's and women's basketball teams were organized that first year. Football was added in the fall of 1930 and baseball in the spring of 1931, with other men's sports added and dropped over the years. Women's basketball was discontinued in 1938, but returned in 1973, along with volleyball, tennis, and golf when women's sports gained widespread inclusion. A member of the

, Austin Peay State University sponsors teams in six men's, and ten women's

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sanctioned sports. On September 17, 2021, the ASUN Conference and Austin Peay announced that all sports teams will be moving to the ASUN Conference on July 1, 2022.

Facilities

* Basketball: Winfield Dunn Center ** The basketball teams will move off campus to the new F&M Bank Arena, currently under construction in downtown Clarksville, in the 2023–24 season. Construction delays postponed this move from its original 2022 schedule. * Baseball: Raymond C. Hand Park * Cross country: ''(Does not have home competition facility)'' * Football:

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 ...

* Golf: Swan Lake Golf Course, Clarksville Country Club & The Links at Novadell * Soccer: Morgan Brothers Soccer Field * Softball: Cheryl Holt Field * Tennis: Governors Indoor Tennis Center & Outdoor Tennis Courts * Track and field (indoor): ''(Does not have home competition facility)'' * Track and field (outdoor):

* Volleyball: Winfield Dunn Center

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