Austin Peay Governors

Austin Peay Governors
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UniversityAustin Peay State University
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference (primary)
United Athletic Conference (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[1]
   
Websitewww.letsgopeay.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.[2] Before the 2022–23 school year, the Governors were members of another FCS league, the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).[3][4]

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.

  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.