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Austin Peay Governors
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UniversityAustin Peay State University
ConferenceASun (primary)
UAC (football)
NCAADivision I (FCS)
Athletic directorGerald Harrison
LocationClarksville, Tennessee
Varsity teams16 (6 men's, 10 women's)
Football stadiumFortera Stadium
Basketball arenaF&M Bank Arena
Baseball stadiumRaymond C. Hand Park
Softball stadiumCathi Maynard Park
Soccer stadiumMorgan Bros. Soccer Field
MascotThe Governor
NicknameGovernors
ColorsRed and white
   
Websiteletsgopeay.com

The Austin Peay Governors are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Austin Peay State University (APSU or Peay), located in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. The Governors athletic program is a member of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) for all sports except football, in which it competes in the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The latter conference started play in the 2023 season as a football-only merger between two conferences in the second tier of Division I football, the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)—the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference. Before the 2022–23 school year, the Governors were members of another FCS league, the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

The Austin Peay mascot is The Governor, and the school colors are red and white. While the women's teams were formerly known as the Lady Govs, the school emphasizes that all teams are now Governors.

Conference affiliations

NCAA

Varsity teams

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Beach volleyball
Cross country Cross country
Football Golf
Golf Lacrosse (in 2025–26)
Tennis Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball
– includes both indoor and outdoor

Athletics began at Austin Peay almost as soon as the school opened for classes in 1929 as Austin Peay Normal School; men's and women's basketball teams were organized that first year. Football was added in the fall of 1930 and baseball in the spring of 1931, with other men's sports added and dropped over the years. Women's basketball was discontinued in 1938, but returned in 1973, along with volleyball, tennis, and golf when women's sports gained widespread inclusion.

A member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) since July 1, 2022, Austin Peay State University sponsors teams in six men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.

Shortly after the 2022 football season, the ASUN and Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, announced a full merger of their football leagues, creating what eventually became the UAC. Peay is one of nine inaugural members of the new conference, which started play in the 2023 season.

Women's lacrosse will become the 11th varsity women's sport and 17th overall in the 2026 season (2025–26 school year). The new team will play in the ASUN alongside most other Peay sports.

Facilities

  • Soccer: Morgan Brothers Soccer Field (also home to lacrosse from 2025 to 2026)
  • Softball: Cheryl Holt Field
  • Tennis: Governors Indoor Tennis Center & Outdoor Tennis Courts
  • Track and field (indoor): (Does not have home competition facility)
  • Track and field (outdoor): Fortera Stadium
  • Volleyball: Winfield Dunn Center

References

  1. "APSU Governors Brand Identity" (PDF). May 30, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. "ASUN-WAC Football Partnership Formally Rebrands as the United Athletic Conference" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  3. "OVC Member Institutions". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  4. "Austin Peay State University". NCAA. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  5. "Austin Peay State University Traditions". Austin Peay State University. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  6. "Women's Lacrosse Set to Become Austin Peay's 17th NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Team" (Press release). Austin Peay Governors. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

External links

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Men's lacrosse associates
Women's lacrosse associates
Men's swimming & diving associates
Women's swimming & diving associates
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