2009 Austin Peay Governors football team

The 2009 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by third-year head coach Rick Christophel and played their home games at Governors Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the OVC.[1]

2009 Austin Peay Governors football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (5th season)
Home stadiumGovernors Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
2009 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Jacksonville State  6 –1   8 –3  
No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^  6 –2   8 –4  
Tennessee Tech  5 –3   6 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  5 –3   5 –6  
UT Martin  4 –4   5 –6  
Tennessee State  3 –4   4 –7  
Austin Peay  3 –5   4 –7  
Murray State  2 –6   3 –8  
Southeast Missouri State  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pmNewberry*
W 34–235,800
September 124:00 pmat Youngstown State*
L 21–3816,389
September 196:30 pmat Illinois State*
L 7–3810,158[2]
September 266:00 pmNo. 24 Eastern Illinois
  • Governors Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
L 20–304,618[3]
October 37:00 pmat Tennessee Tech
L 23–316,318
October 101:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State
W 24–147,543
October 246:00 pmEastern Kentucky
  • Governors Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
W 24–203,118
October 316:00 pmNo. 22 Jacksonville State
  • Governors Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
L 10–284,086
November 71:00 pmat Murray State
L 17–272,964
November 144:00 pmTennessee State
  • Governors Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
W 24–216,968
November 211:00 pmUT Martin
L 38–484,120

Coaching staff

[4]

Name Position Alma mater Year
Rick ChristophelHead coachAustin Peay, 19753rd[5]
Steve HaywoodAssistant head coach/offensive lineAustin Peay, 19961st as Assistant HC/8th as coach[6]
Granville EastmanDefensive coordinator/linebackers coachSaint Mary’s, 19927th total/5th as defensive coordinator/1st as linebackers coach[7]
Marcus GildersleeveReceivers coach/recruiting coordinatorVirginia Tech, 19994th[8]
Josh RobertsRunning backs coachLambuth, 20064th[9]
Dainon SidneyDefensive backs coachUAB, 19971st[10]
Ryan TaylorDefensive line coachAustin Peay, 20042nd total/1st as linebackers coach[11]

References
  1. "2009 Football Schedule". Official Website Of The Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. Reinhardt, Randy (September 20, 2009). "ISU Home Delivery". The Pantagraph. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Horne, James D. (September 27, 2009). "First-quarter woes too big to overcome". The Leaf-Chronicle. p. C1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2009 Media Guide". Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  5. "Rick Christophel". uabsports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  6. "Steve Haywood". Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  7. "Granville Eastman". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  8. "Marcus Gildersleeve". Official Website Of The Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  9. "Josh Roberts". Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  10. "Dainon Sidney". Official Website of the Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  11. "Ryan Taylor". Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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