2012 Austin Peay Governors football team

2012 Austin Peay Governors football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Christophel (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Granville Eastman (8th season)
Home stadium	Governors Stadium

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky		6	–	2					8	–	3
UT Martin		6	–	2					8	–	3
Jacksonville State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Tennessee State		4	–	3					8	–	3
Murray State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					3	–	8
Austin Peay		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Rick Christophel and played their home games at Governors Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	L 10–49	16,327
September 8	12:30 pm	at No. 18 (FBS) Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	L 7–42	65,632
September 15	1:00 pm	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 14–34	14,264
September 22	6:00 pm	UT Martin	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	APSU-TV	L 6–31	7,463
September 29	1:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 15–65	9,154
October 6	6:00 pm	Murray State	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	APSU-TV	L 14–52	3,818
October 13	2:00 pm	at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 14–45	11,100
October 27	4:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	APSU-TV	L 27–48	4,028
November 3	1:00 pm	Culver–Stockton*	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	APSU-TV	W 56–0	2,856
November 10	3:00 pm	at Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL		L 23–38	11,523
November 17	1:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	APSU-TV	W 38–31	3,738
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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