1983 Austin Peay Governors football team

1983 Austin Peay Governors football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Akron 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Murray State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Youngstown State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Emory Hale, the Governors compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Tennessee–Martin*
W 45–6[1]
September 17Kentucky State*
W 20–146,000[2]
September 24Western Kentucky*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 13–37,500[3]
October 1at No. T–1 Eastern Kentucky
L 14–3119,200[4]
October 8at Morehead State
W 14–3[5]
October 15at Youngstown State
L 19–41[6]
October 22No. 11 Middle Tennessee
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
L 17–314,000[7]
October 29UCF*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
L 7–107,000[8]
November 5Murray State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 17–164,000[9]
November 12at Tennessee Tech
W 21–72,500[10]
November 19Akron
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
L 3–26[11]

References

  1. ^ "APSU cashes Pacer turnovers". The Commercial Appeal. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Austin Peay trips Kentucky State". The Courier-Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "55-yard field goal sinks Western 13–3". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern runs over APSU 31–14". The Daily News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Freshman QB sparks Govs to 14–3 win". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Governors snowballed by Penguins". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Defense leads MTSU past Govs 31–17". The Tennessean. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Freshman's school-record effort lifts UCF over I-AA Austin Peay". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Austin Peay dashes hopes Murray had of playoffs". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "New hero sparks Govs to triumph". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Akron wins, ties for 2nd". The Daily News-Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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