2010 Austin Peay Governors football team

The 2010 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Christophel and played their home games at Governors Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC.[1]

2010 Austin Peay Governors football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (6th season)
Home stadiumGovernors Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Southeast Missouri State $^   7 1     9 3  
No. 12 Jacksonville State ^   6 2     9 3  
Eastern Kentucky   5 2     6 5  
Murray State   5 3     6 5  
UT Martin   5 3     6 5  
Tennessee Tech   4 4     5 6  
Eastern Illinois   2 6     2 9  
Austin Peay   1 7     2 9  
Tennessee State   0 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmCumberland*W 38–64,710
September 116:00 pmat Middle Tennessee*L 33–5616,806
September 186:00 pmat Tennessee StateWazooW 26–238,502
October 2511:00 pmat No. 10 (FBS) WisconsinBig Ten NetworkL 3–7077,224
October 94:00 pmTennessee Tech 
  • Governors Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
L 21–347,218
October 166:00 pmNo. 18 Southeast Missouri State
  • Governors Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
WQWQL 24–412,917
October 233:00 pmat No. 3 Jacksonville StateWJXSL 3–5619,707
October 301:30 pmat Eastern IllinoisWEIUL 10–284,385
November 61:00 pmUT Martin
  • Governors Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
L 12–284,307
November 131:00 pmMurray State
  • Governors Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
L 35–613,103
November 201:00 pmat Eastern KentuckyL 3–173,700

Coaching staff edit

[2]

Name Position Alma mater Year
Rick Christophel Head coach Austin Peay, 1975 4th[3]
Steve Haywood Assistant head coach/offensive line Austin Peay, 1996 2nd as Assistant HC/9th as coach[4]
Granville Eastman Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Saint Mary’s, 1992 8th total/6th as defensive coordinator/2nd as linebackers coach[5]
Marcus Gildersleeve Receivers coach/recruiting coordinator Virginia Tech, 1999 5th[6]
Josh Roberts Running backs coach Lambuth, 2006 5th[7]
Dainon Sidney Defensive backs coach UAB, 1997 2nd[8]
Ryan Taylor Defensive line coach Austin Peay, 2004 3rd total/2nd as linebackers coach[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "2010 Football Schedule". Official Website Of The Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "2010 Media Guide". Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rick Christophel". uabsports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Haywood resigns as APSU offensive line coach". Clarksville Online. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Granville Eastman". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Marcus Gildersleeve". Official Website Of The Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hoping to pursue athletics administration future, Roberts resigns as football Govs running backs coach". Clarksville Online. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Dainon Sidney". Official Website of the Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Austin Peay Governors Football's Ryan Taylor resigns as Defensive Line Coach". Clarksville Online. Retrieved March 24, 2017.