2017 GAME NOTES | THE MURRAY STATE GAME AUSTIN PEAY (1-2) at MURRAY STATE (1-2) SCHEDULE SEPT. 23, 2017 ■ ROY STEWART STADIUM ■ MURRAY, KY. A31 at Cincinnati (ESPN3) L, 14-26 THE MATCHUP ■ AT THE KICKOFF S09 at Miami U. (ESPN3) L, 10-31 GOVS MOVE TO OVC PLAY S16 • Morehead State (OVCDN) W, 69-13 ■ Coming off the first win of the season, and the S23 • at Murray State (OVCDN) 6 p.m. first win for the program since 2014, Austin S30 • UT Martin (OVCDN) 6 p.m. Peay will head back out on the road to square O07 • Jacksonville State (OVCDN) 4 p.m. off with longtime rival Murray State. O14 • at Tennessee State (OVCDN) 6 p.m. ■ APSU racked up an incredible 10 rushing O21 • Southeast Missouri (OVCDN) & 4 p.m. touchdowns against Morehead State last AUSTIN PEAY MURRAY STATE O28 • at Central Florida (TBA) TBA 2017 RECORD 2017 RECORD weekend. That number broke a 22-year old 1-2 ■ 0-0 OVC 1-2 ■ 0-0 OVC Ohio Valley Conference record for the most N04 • at Tennessee Tech (OVCDN) 1:30 p.m. LAST GAME LAST GAME rushing touchdowns in a single game by any N11 • at Eastern Kentucky (OVCDN) 12 p.m. Sept. 16, 2017 vs Morehead St. Sept. 16, 2017 at Missouri St. one team. N18 • Eastern Illinois (OVCDN) 4 p.m. W 69-13 vs Morehead St. L, 21-28 at Missouri St. ■ Through three games, the number one ranked • - Ohio Valley Conference Game; & -2017 Homecoming HEAD COACH HEAD COACH player in the country in touchdowns scored is Will Healy Mitch Stewart TODAY’S BROADCASTS Richmond (2008) Valdosta State (2005) JaVaughn Craig (6). 1-13 ■ 2nd season at APSU 12-17 ■ 3rd season at MSU ■ The Governors tallied an impressive 668 yards RADIO • GOVS SPORTS NETWORK 1-13 ■ 2 career seasons 12-17 ■ 3 career seasons of offense against the Eagles. That mark was Play-by-Play: Brian Rives 2017 LEADERS 2017 LEADERS the second most for the program since 1994. Analyst: Van Stokes RUSHING RUSHING ■ JaVaughn Craig became the first Gov since Kentel Williams D.J. Penick Chris Fletcher in 2006 to record four rushing ipTV• OVC DIGITAL NETWORK ■ 35-291, 0 TD, 7.7 ypc ■ 33-159, 1 TD, 4.3 ypc touchdowns in a single game. Craig was PASSING PASSING JaVaughn Craig Shuler Bentley named OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week ■ 19-32, 216 yards, 1 TD ■ 66-101, 527 yards, 5 TD for his efforts. RECEIVING RECEIVING ■ Austin Peay has two of the top six rushers in Kyran Moore Jordan Gandy the conference. Kentel Williams ranks fourth GOVS ON THE WEB ■ 6-104, 0 TD, 17.3 ypc ■ 16-249, 4 TD, 15.6 ypc (269) and JaVaughn Craig ranks sixth (183). LIVE STATISTCS DEFENSE DEFENSE ■ Murray State is looking to bounce back from Gunnar Scholato Marico Page www.PeayStats.com ■ 10-17-27, 1 FR, 2.0 TFL ■ 7-11-18, 1 INT, 1.5 TFL a tough 28-21 loss to Missouri State. The LIVE AUDIO Racers are 1-1 this season at home. www.LetsGoPeay.com ■ INSIDE THE MURRAY ST SERIES ■ Murray State gunslinger Shuler Bentley The Series: Murray State leads 14-36 is around the top of of the OVC in several Series Streak: MSU W2 statistics. He ranks third in passing yards Last Meeting: MSU won 45-17, Oct 1, 2016 in Clarksville (527) and fifth in total offense (514). ■ Racer head coach Mitch Stewart is in his third ■ ON TODAY’S AGENDA year at the helm with. He spent the previous Govs Captains: JaVaughn Craig (QB) Malik Boynton (DB) five years as an assistant before getting the promotion in 2015. Notably: Austin Peay will look to build off last week’s ■ Racer kicker Gabriel Vicente is the one of the dominating 69-13 victory over Morehead State, while best weapons in all of the OVC. He is 5-5 in Murray State hopes to bounce back from their 28-21 field goals and 9-9 in extra point attempts this loss to Missouri State in the 51st installment of the season. Battle of the Border. The Govs look to pick up their first two-game winning streak since 2011 and pick up their first victory over the Racers since 2014. LETSGOPEAY.COM /LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY GOVS OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP #3 JAVAUGHN CRAIG Ranks first in the country in total touchdowns (6) Year GP Cmp-Att Yds TD/Int OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week 9/16 2017 3 19-32 216 1/1 6-2, 203, SO, CHATTANOOGA, TENN. CAR 8 61-109 731 7/3 First Gov since 2006 to rush for 4 TDs in a game (MOR) Year GP Car-Yds YPC TD QB Team-leading five touchdowns through 3 games (Miami) 2017 3 29-183 6.3 5 #6 JEREMIAH OATSVALL Rushed for two touchdowns against Morehead State (9/16) Year GP Cmp-Att Yds TD/Int 2017 3 15-23 174 0/1 6-1, 190, FR, BRENTWOOD, TENN. Career-high in completions (7) and attempts (12) at MU Two-time Tennessee Mr. Football honoree CAR 3 15-23 174 0/1 #5 KENTEL WILLIAMS Ran for 203 yards in win against Morehead State (9/16) Year GP Car-Yds YPC TD Averaged 25.4 yards per carry against Morehead State (9/16) 2017 3 35-269 7.7 0 6-0, 190, SO, KNOXVILLE, TENN. Had one TD reception and 74 AP yards at UC (8/31) CAR 14 136-810 6.0 6 TB Set OVC record with 399 AP yards vs. EKU (11/12) #21 AHMAAD TANNER Ran for 1 touchdown against Morehead State (9/16) Year GP Car-Yds YPC TD 6-0, 200, FR, DALTON, GA. 51 yards on just four carries against Miami 2017 3 16-117 7.3 1 Rushed for more than 3,000 yards and 50 TD at Dalton HS CAR 3 16-117 7.3 1 #7 KADEEM GOULBOURNE 1 reception for 16 yards against Morehead State (9/16) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 6-4, 211, SO, WESTON, FLA. Picked up his first two receptions as a Gov against MU 2017 3 3-45 15.0 0 2016 MFC Honorable Mention All-Conference CAR 3 3-45 15.0 0 WR Caught 29 passes (86th in NJCAA) for 358 yards in 2016 #81 GOREL SOUMARE Two receptions for 29 yards in win ove Morehead State (9/16) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD Two receptions in Week 2 against Miami 2017 3 5-61 12.2 0 6-3, 210, R-FR, DANDRIDGE, TENN. Redshirted in 2016 CAR 3 5-61 12.2 0 #4 KYRAN MOORE Two carries for 22 yards and 1 rushing touchdown (9/16) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 5-10, 160, SR, BESSEMER, ALA. Five receptions for 96 yards against Morehead State (9/16) 2017 2 6-104 17.3 0 Second-team All-OVC as a return specialist in 2016 CAR 31 33-496 15.0 2 WR Had 100+ AP yards in seven contests #15 JOSH ALEXANDER Kicked off sophomore campaign with rushing TD at UC (8/31) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD Lined up in the backfield and slot as a freshman 2017 3 3-19 6.3 0 5-8, 184, SO, NORCROSS, GA. Two catches for career-best 29 yards at UTM (10/8) CAR 10 11-77 7.0 0 #8 JAMES COLEMAN Had 1 reception for 21 yards against Morehead State (9/16) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD Had two multi-TD games as a junior as role evolved 2017 3 6-64 10.7 0 6-3, 248, SR, FORD HEIGHTS, ILL. Finished w/two catches for 13 yards in finale at UK (11/19) CAR 31 29-273 9.4 5 TE Three catches, 16 yards and two TD against TSU (11/5) #87 MICHAEL HOOVER Made four appearances in 2016 as role expanded Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 6-4, 229, R-JR, CANTON, MICH. First career reception was a big one--a 12-yard touchdown catch 2017 3 1-3 0.0 0 against Mercer (10/22) CAR 11 2-15 7.5 1 #1 DJ MONTGOMERY Two receptions for 21 yards in win against Morehead State (9/16) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 6-2, 199, JR, DURANT, MISS. One catch for 11 yards in APSU debut at UC (8/31) 2017 3 4-40 10.0 0 Led Holmes CC to No. 13 NJCAA ranking CAR 3 4-40 10.0 0 WR Team-high 36 catches for 991 yards and 10 TD as a sophomore #80 TERRIUS CALLAHAN Made APSU debut at UC (8/31) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 2017 3 1- -8 -8.0 0 5-10, 185, R-FR, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Redshirted his first season in Clarksville 62 catches, 1,224 yards and 16 TD as a senior CAR 3 1- -8 -8.0 0 #20 PRINCE MOMODU Rushed for 68 yards and 1 touchdown against Morehead State Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 6-0, 204, SO, BRENTWOOD, TENN. Earned two carries in the opener at UC (8/31) 2017 3 12-77 6.4 1 Awarded a scholarship the Sunday prior to the season opener CAR 13 20-115 5.8 1 FB Caught a three-yard TD reception against EIU (9/24) #46 K’JAY JOHNSON Rushed for 12 yards in win against Morehead State (9/16) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 2017 3 3-12 4.0 0 5-7, 180, SO, MEMPHIS, TENN.