1984 Austin Peay Governors football team

1984 Austin Peay Governors football
1984 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach	Emory Hale (4th season);
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Emory Hale, the Governors compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the OVC.

1984 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Youngstown State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Akron	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Tennessee–Martin*	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 13–10		^[1]
September 15	Kentucky State*	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 14–0	5,200	^[2]
September 22	at Nicholls State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 6–31		^[3]
September 29	No. 17 Eastern Kentucky	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 3–20		^[4]
October 6	Morehead State	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 21–14		^[5]
October 13	Youngstown State	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 13–16 ^OT	5,850	^[6]
October 20	at No. 5 Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 16–7	12,500	^[7]
October 27	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 24–21	12,225	^[8]
November 3	at No. 17 Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 13–20 ^OT		^[9]
November 10	Tennessee Tech	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 27–7	4,500	^[10]
November 17	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 21–17		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Austin Peay State University gets by UT–Martin 13–10". The Jackson Sun. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Error-prone Govs prevail". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls State hands APSU first loss". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "EKU offense comes to life in 20–3 pasting of Peay". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Govs back on winning track". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown downs Austin Peay in OT". The Tennessean. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "APSU ruins MTSU homecoming". The Daily News-Journal. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Austin Peay dampens UCF's homecoming 24–21". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Victory comes hard for Racers". The State Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Austin Peay tops Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Austin Peay 21, Akron 17". The Newark Advocate. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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