2012 Austin Peay Governors football team

2012 Austin Peay Governors football
2012 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Christophel (6th season);
Defensive coordinator	Granville Eastman (8th season)
Home stadium	Governors Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Rick Christophel and played their home games at Governors Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in eighth place.

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Illinois $^	6	–	1	7	–	5
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky	6	–	2	8	–	3
UT Martin	6	–	2	8	–	3
Jacksonville State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Tennessee State	4	–	3	8	–	3
Murray State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	3	–	8
Austin Peay	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	L 10–49	16,327
September 8	12:30 pm	at No. 18 (FBS) Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	L 7–42	65,632
September 15	1:00 pm	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 14–34	14,264
September 22	6:00 pm	UT Martin	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	APSU-TV	L 6–31	7,463
September 29	1:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 15–65	9,154
October 6	6:00 pm	Murray State	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	APSU-TV	L 14–52	3,818
October 13	2:00 pm	at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 14–45	11,100
October 27	4:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	APSU-TV	L 27–48	4,028
November 3	1:00 pm	Culver–Stockton*	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	APSU-TV	W 56–0	2,856
November 10	3:00 pm	at Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL		L 23–38	11,523
November 17	1:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	APSU-TV	W 38–31	3,738
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time