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The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Governors were picked to finish in fourth place.[ 2]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Jacksonville State
135 (15)
2
Southeast Missouri State
115
3
Eastern Kentucky
99
4
Austin Peay 84
5
Tennessee State
75
6
UT Martin
58
7
Murray State
55
8
Eastern Illinois
38
9
Tennessee Tech
16
Preseason All-OVC team
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The Governors had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[ 3]
Offense
Kentel Williams – RB
Kyle Anderton – OT
Head coach – Mark Hudspeth
Associate head coach/defensive line coach – Marquase Lovings
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach – Tim Zetts
Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach – Mark Powell
Co-defensive coordinator/secondary Coach – Dominique Brown
Wide receivers coach – Chad Bumphis
Running backs coach – Craig Candeto
Offensive line coach – Eddy Morrissey
Nickels coach – Keith Scott
Assistant defensive line coach – Kevon Beckwith
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Central * ESPN+ W 41–10 7,512
September 7 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Central Arkansas * Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN ESPN+ L 16–24 7,523
September 14 6:00 p.m. at Mercer * ESPN+ W 48–34 11,478
September 21 6:30 p.m. at East Tennessee State * ESPN+ L 14–20 9,350
September 28 2:00 p.m. No. 11 Jacksonville State Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN ESPN+ W 52–33 7,027
October 12 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Southeast Missouri State Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN ESPN+ W 28–24 6,343
October 19 4:30 p.m. at Tennessee State No. 20 ESPN+ L 24–26 16,389
October 26 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech ESPN+ W 58–21 2,572
November 2 12:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+ W 28–21 OT 7,330
November 9 3:00 p.m. UT Martin Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN+ W 38–24 8,369
November 16 12:00 p.m. at Murray State No. 22 ESPN+ W 42–7 6,116
November 23 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois No. 20 Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN ESPN+ W 35–7 6,818
November 30 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Furman * No. 18 ESPN3 W 42–6 3,559
December 7 8:00 p.m. at No. 3 Sacramento State * No. 18 ESPN3 W 42–28 5,140
7:00 p.m. at No. 5 Montana State * No. 18 ESPN3 L 10–24 14,017
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
North Carolina Central
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2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
0
0
7
10
Governors
7
24
3
7
41
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Bears
0
3
7
14
24
Governors
0
0
13
3
16
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
6
14
21
48
Bears
10
3
7
14
34
At East Tennessee State
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1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
7
0
0
14
Buccaneers
3
7
0
10
20
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Gamecocks
7
0
7
19
33
Governors
10
21
14
7
52
Southeast Missouri State
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Redhawks
3
0
14
7
24
Governors
0
7
7
14
28
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Governors
10
7
7
0
24
Tigers
0
9
7
10
26
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
20
24
7
7
58
Golden Eagles
7
7
0
7
21
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Governors
7
0
7
7 7
28
Colonels
10
0
0
11 0
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
0
3
7
14
24
Governors
0
17
7
14
38
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Governors
7
7
7
21
42
Racers
0
0
7
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
7
0
0
7
No. 20 Governors
7
14
14
0
35
The Governors, even though the team shared the OVC title, APSU held the tiebreaker due to defeating SEMO in the regular season therefore receiving the automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Furman .[ 6]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Paladins
0
3
0
3
6
No. 18 Governors
7
0
28
7
42
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Governors
21
0
14
7
42
No. 3 Hornets
0
0
14
14
28
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Governors
0
3
0
7
10
No. 5 Bobcats
10
0
14
0
24
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