1980 Austin Peay Governors football team
Appearance
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 7–4 (5–2 OVC) |
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Home stadium | Municipal Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | at Tennessee–Martin* | L 20–24 | 8,200 | [1] | |
September 20 | James Madison* | W 21–3 | [2] | ||
September 27 | at No. 8 Western Kentucky | L 14–20 | 15,500 | [3] | |
October 4 | Eastern Kentucky |
| L 10–23 | 4,000 | [4] |
October 11 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 23–21 | 3,200 | [5] |
October 18 | Nicholls State* |
| W 35–16 | [6] | |
October 25 | at Middle Tennessee | W 7–3 | [7] | ||
November 1 | at Akron | W 41–14 | 8,000 | [8] | |
November 8 | No. 8 Murray State |
| W 24–0 | [9] | |
November 15 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 13–10 | [10] | |
November 22 | at Arkansas State* | L 9–14 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "UTM launders Austin Peay". The Jackson Sun. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs surge to dump Dukes". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hall gets real relief from WKU win". Messenger-Inquirer. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU romps by Peay 23–10". The Tennessean. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead rallies, but falls 23–21". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs romp, 35–16". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Peay ruins MTSU homecoming 7–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs start fast, rip Zips, 41–14". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs rout Murray 24–0, end its OVC title hopes". The Paducah Sun. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs battle back". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clipping call costly for Govs". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.