2017 GAME NOTES | THE TENNESSEE TECH GAME AUSTIN PEAY (5-4) at TENNESSEE TECH (1-7) SCHEDULE NOV. 4, 2017 ■ TUCKER STADIUM ■ COOKEVILLE, TENN. A31 at Cincinnati (ESPN3) L, 14-26 THE MATCHUP ■ AT THE KICKOFF S09 at Miami U. (ESPN3) L, 10-31 SGT. YORK TROPHY ON THE LINE S16 Morehead State (OVCDN) W, 69-13 SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALLRIGHT S23 • at Murray State (OVCDN) W, 27-7 ■ Austin Peay is looking to secure its first ever S30 • #18 UT Martin (OVCDN) W, 7-0 Sgt. York Trophy with a win over Tennessee O07 • #4 Jacksonville State (OVCDN) L, 14-34 Tech. The Governors are 2-0 in the series with O14 • at Tennessee State (OVCDN) W, 21-17 wins over UT Martin and Tennessee State O21 • Southeast Missouri (OVCDN) & W, 38-31 earlier this season. AUSTIN PEAY TENNESSEE TECH O28 at #17 UCF (ESPN3) L, 33-73 2017 RECORD 2017 RECORD “TINY” DANCER 5-4 ■ 4-1 OVC 1-7 ■ 1-4 OVC ■ Kyran Moore was spectacular last week, N04 • at Tennessee Tech (ESPN3) 1:30 p.m. LAST GAME LAST GAME totaling 363 all-purpose yards in the setback N11 • at Eastern Kentucky (OVCDN) 12 p.m. Oct. 28, 2017 at UCF Oct. 28, 2017 vs. Tenn. State to UCF. That is the most by any player N18 • Eastern Illinois (OVCDN) 4 p.m. WL 33-73 at UCF W, 30-26 vs. Tenn. State in Division-I football this season. Moore • - Ohio Valley Conference Game; & -2017 Homecoming HEAD COACH HEAD COACH currently ranks third in the OVC in all-purpose Will Healy Marcus Satterfield TODAY’S BROADCASTS Richmond (2008) ETSU (1999) yards (918). He was named FCS National 5-15 ■ 2nd season at APSU 6-13 ■ 2nd season at TTU Special Teams Player of the Week and OVC RADIO • GOVS SPORTS NETWORK 5-15 ■ 2 career seasons 6-13 ■ 2 career seasons Co-Specialist of the Week for his efforts. Play-by-Play: Brian Rives 2017 LEADERS 2017 LEADERS SACRIFICE Analyst: Van Stokes RUSHING RUSHING ■ Despite playing three FBS opponents, the TV • ESPN3 Kentel Williams Andrew Goldsmith Govs rank as the No. 2 scoring offense in the ■ 87-602, 2 TD, 6.9 ypc ■ 86-496, 2 TD, 5.8 ypc Play-by-Play: Kevin Ingram Ohio Valley Conference, averaging 25.9 points Analyst: Bob Belvin PASSING PASSING Jeremiah Oatsvall Andre Sale per game. ■ 59-98, 795 yards, 5 TD ■ 123-209, 1520 yards, 8 TD DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME RECEIVING RECEIVING ■ APSU trails just Jacksonville State in total Kyran Moore Dontez Byrd offense. The Governors average 364.2 yards GOVS ON THE WEB ■ 23-373, 2 TD, 16.2 ypc ■ 56-829, 4 TD, 14.8 ypc per game including a prolific rushing attack LIVE STATISTICS DEFENSE DEFENSE that is first in the OVC and 10th in FCS at Gunnar Scholato Aderick Moore www.PeayStats.com ■ 25-50-75, 2 FR, 8.5 TFL ■ 25-42-67, 1 FF, 7.5 TFL 235.2 per contest. LIVE AUDIO I’M STILL STANDING www.LetsGoPeay.com ■ INSIDE THE TTU SERIES ■ The Govs rank amongst the top of the league in The Series: Golden Eagles lead 32-18 both getting to the quarterback and protecting Series Streak: TTU W4 the quarterback. Austin Peay has racked up Last Meeting: TTU won 41-7, Sept. 9, 2016 in Clarksville 19 sacks, while only allowing seven. ROCKET MAN TODAY’S AGENDA ■ Jaison Williams is the No. 1 pass rusher in Govs Captains: the OVC. The sophomore ranks eighth in FCS JaVaughn Craig (QB) Malik Boynton (DB) football with 8.5 sacks this season. THE ONE A GOVS WIN... ■ Freshman Jeremiah Oatsvall has shown poise beyond his years in his first two starts ■ Would be better than a loss. for the Govs. The Brentwood native is sixth in ■ Would clinch an outright Sgt. York Trophy for the OVC in total offense (1,089 total yards). the first time in program history. THIS TRAIN DON’T STOP THERE ANYMORE ■ Would lock up their first OVC winning record ■ The Governors are 10-14 all-time in Cookeville since 2007. with their last win in Tucker Stadium coming ■ Would keep them undefeated on the road in on Oct. 6, 2007 when APSU picked up a 30-27 OVC play. victory. SKYLINE PIGEON ■ Dontez Byrd leads the conference in virtually every receiving category for the Golden Eagles. Byrd has hauled in 56 passes for 829 yards, both lead the OVC by a wide margin. LETSGOPEAY.COM /LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY GOVS OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP Back-to-back OVC Newcomer of the Week Year GP Cmp-Att Yds TD/Int #6 JEREMIAH OATSVALL Career-high in passing (209) at UCF (10/28) 2017 9 58-98 795 5/4 6-1, 190, FR, BRENTWOOD, TENN. CAR 9 58-98 795 5/4 Sixth in OVC in total offense (1,089 yards) Year GP Car-Yds YPC TD QB Tossed first career TD pass against JSU (10/7) 2017 9 54-294 5.4 3 Broke the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time at MSU (9/23) Year GP Cmp-Att Yds TD/Int #3 JAVAUGHN CRAIG 2017 9 38-71 366 3/3 6-2, 203, SO, CHATTANOOGA, TENN. OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week 9/16 CAR 14 80-148 881 9/5 First Gov since 2006 to rush for 4 TDs in a game (MOR) #5 KENTEL WILLIAMS OVC Offensive Player of the Week (Week of 10/23) Year GP Car-Yds YPC TD 19th all-time in career rushing yards 2017 9 87-602 6.9 2 6-0, 190, SO, KNOXVILLE, TENN. Ran for 203 yards in win against MOR (9/16) CAR 20 188-1143 6.1 8 TB Averaged 25.4 ypc against Morehead State (9/16) #21 AHMAAD TANNER Scored game-winning TD at TSU (10/14) Year GP Car-Yds YPC TD 6-0, 200, FR, DALTON, GA. Team-leading 90 yards in shutout over UTM (9/30) 2017 9 78-408 5.2 4 Ran for first collegiate TD against MOR (9/16) CAR 9 78-408 5.2 4 #81 GOREL SOUMARE Emerging as a top target in the Govs offense Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD Career-best four receptions against TSU (10/14) 2017 9 11-152 13.8 0 6-3, 210, R-FR, DANDRIDGE, TENN. 2 receptions for 29 yards in win over MOR (9/16) CAR 9 11-152 13.8 0 WR Redshirted in 2016 #7 KADEEM GOULBOURNE 3 Catches for 21 yards against UTM (9/30) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 2 catches for 14 yards at MSU (9/23) 2017 9 8-79 9.9 0 6-4, 211, SO, WESTON, FLA. Picked up his first two receptions as a Gov against MU CAR 9 8-79 9.9 0 #4 KYRAN MOORE FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD OVC Co-Specialist of the Week 2017 8 23-373 16.2 2 5-10, 160, SR, BESSEMER, ALA. Season-high 130 yards and 1 TD against UCF (10/28) CAR 37 50-765 15.3 4 WR Caught first TD of the season against JSU (10/7) #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 9 5-22 4.4 0 5-8, 184, SO, NORCROSS, GA. Two catches for career-best 29 yards at UTM (10/8) CAR 16 13-80 6.2 0 #18 TREY PRUITT Caught first career TD at UCF (10/28) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 6-5, 211, FR, MT. JULIET, TENN. Made his first career start against SEMO (10/21) 2017 9 4-14 3.5 1 TE CAR 9 4-14 3.5 1 #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 9 1-3 0.0 0 against Mercer (10/22) CAR 17 2-15 7.5 1 #1 DJ MONTGOMERY Nabbed another TD against SEMO (10/21) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 6-2, 199, JR, DURANT, MISS. First career TD grab against Jacksonville State (10/7) 2017 9 15-144 9.6 2 Two receptions for 21 yards in win against MOR (9/16) CAR 9 15-144 9.6 2 WR One catch for 11 yards in APSU debut at UC (8/31) #80 TERRIUS CALLAHAN Scored first collegiate TD on rush against UTM (9/30) Year GP Cat-Yds YPC TD 2017 7 1- 17 17.0 0 5-10, 185, R-FR, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Pulled in his first grab as a Gov against MSU (9/23) Made APSU debut at UC (8/31) CAR 7 1- 17 17.0 0 #20 PRINCE MOMODU Four carries for 17 yards at UCF (10/28) Year GP Car-Yds YPC TD 6-0, 204, SO, BRENTWOOD, TENN. Scored opening drive TD against TSU (10/14) 2017 9 23-130 5.7 2 Rushed for 68 yards and 1 TD against MOR (9/23) CAR 19 31-168 5.4 2 FB Awarded a scholarship the Sunday prior to the season opener #46 K’JAY JOHNSON Six carries for 31 yards at UCF (10/28) Year GP Car-Yds YPC TD Rushed for 12 yards in win against MOR (9/16) 2017 6 9-43 4.8 0 5-7, 180, SO, MEMPHIS, TENN.