2021 Austin Peay Governors football team

The 2021 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They were led by second-year head coach Scotty Walden and played their games at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.

2021 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach	Scotty Walden (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Josh Cochran (2nd season) Austin Silvoy (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Chris Kappas (1st season) Akeem Davis (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fortera Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 UT Martin $^		5	–	1					10	–	3
Southeast Missouri State		4	–	2					4	–	7
Austin Peay		4	–	2					6	–	5
Tennessee State		3	–	3					5	–	6
Murray State		3	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Illinois		1	–	5					1	–	10
Tennessee Tech		1	–	5					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Chattanooga*	No. 25	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 30–20	8,115
September 11	6:30 p.m.	at No. 20 (FBS) Ole Miss*	No. 17	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN+/SECN+	L 17–54	47,848
September 18	2:00 p.m.	Morehead State*	No. 19	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 59–35	4,821
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky*	No. 19	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 27–35	13,081
October 2	7:00 p.m.	Tennessee State		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 22–24	7,211
October 9	3:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 14–30	6,729
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN3	W 47–6	10,023
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 13 UT Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 16–17	2,117
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 42–26	4,088
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State		Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 36–7	2,531
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	W 48–20	5,237
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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