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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:00 pm | at Troy* | | ESPN3 | L 17–57 | 18,885 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | | OVCDN | L 7–41 | 7,507 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | at No. 18 Eastern Illinois | | 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 | | OVCDN | L 31–45 | 5,130 |
October 15 | 1:00 pm | at No. 3 Jacksonville State | | 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 | | 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* | | 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
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Game summaries
At Troy
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Total |
Governors
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7
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7
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3
|
0 |
17 |
Trojans
|
13
|
17
|
14
|
13 |
57 |
Tennessee Tech
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
6 |
41 |
Governors
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
At Eastern Illinois
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|
|
|
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Total |
Governors
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
#18 Panthers
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
21 |
56 |
Murray State
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|
|
|
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Total |
Racers
|
3
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
45 |
Governors
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
At Tennessee–Martin
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|
|
|
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Total |
Governors
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
21 |
31 |
Skyhawks
|
14
|
17
|
7
|
7 |
45 |
At Jacksonville State
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|
|
|
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Total |
Governors
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0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
#3 Gamecocks
|
7
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7
|
13
|
7 |
34 |
Mercer
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|
|
|
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Total |
Bears
|
14
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10
|
3
|
14 |
41 |
Governors
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0
|
6
|
0
|
28 |
34 |
At Southeast Missouri State
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|
|
|
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Total |
Governors
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
21 |
Redhawks
|
10
|
7
|
21
|
3 |
41 |
Tennessee State
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|
|
|
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Total |
Tigers
|
13
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7
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14
|
7 |
41 |
Governors
|
9
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
40 |
Eastern Kentucky
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|
|
|
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Total |
Colonels
|
11
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28
|
7
|
21 |
67 |
Governors
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0
|
14
|
13
|
3 |
30 |
At Kentucky
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|
|
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Total |
Governors
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7
|
6
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0
|
0 |
13 |
Wildcats
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0
|
21
|
21
|
7 |
49 |
References
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