HEAR IT FROM HEALY

HEAR IT FROM CRAIG

HEAR IT FROM SCHOLATO

FROM THE TOP

• Austin Peay held an FBS opponent below 30 points for the first time since Sept. 17, 2011 (Memphis). It's the lowest point total allowed by the Govs to an FBS foe since Sept. 7, 1996 against Arkansas State.
• APSU's defense limited Cincinnati to less than 100 rushing yards, the first time since 2012 (Culver Stockton) they accomplished that feat.
• The Governors defense held Cincinnati to 248 total offensive yards, the first time they have held any opponent to fewer than 300 yards since 2015 (Tennessee State).
• For the third consecutive game against an FBS opponent, Austin Peay scored two touchdowns. It is the fifth consecutive game against an FBS foe that the Governors have scored at least a touchdown.

CAPTAINS/COIN TOSS

• Nickelback Malik Boynton and quarterback JaVaughn Craig were the captains.
• Austin Peay won the toss and elected to receive.
• The Governors are 1-0 on coin tosses this season.

SERIES UPDATE

• Thursday's contest was the sixth all-time between the Governors and Bearcats, Cincinnati improved to 6-0 in the series.
• Austin Peay's 14 points are the most it has scored against Cincinnati while the 26 points are the fewest allowed to Cincinnati.
• APSU's 12-point margin of defeat is the closest decision in the series.

LINEUP

• 10 Governors made their first start, five on each side of the ball.
• Two freshmen were among the defensive starters, no freshmen started on offense.
• Those two freshmen were among seven underclassmen that started the contest for Austin Peay.
• Quarterback JaVaughn Craig made his fourth consecutive start under center.

OFFENSIVE SPARKS

• The Governors amassed 224 rushing yards against Cincinnati, the fifth consecutive game APSU posted 200-plus yards.
• It is the second straight 200-yard rushing performance against an FBS opponent. In those two games APSU has gained 481 rushing yards.
• Austin Peay posted 100 rushing yards for the 10th consecutive game.
• The Governors amassed a 10:58-4:02 time of possession margin in the opening quarter, outgaining Cincinnati 59-16 thanks to 56 rushing yards.
• Austin Peay carried that time of possession advantage all the way to a 37:41-22:19 margin at the final gun.
• Sophomore quarterback JaVaughn Craig finished with 155 total offensive yards, completing 7-of-14 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown while running for 92 yards on 15 carries.
• Freshman quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall made his first collegiate appearance to start the Governors fourth drive of the game. He completed 2-of-4 passes for 26 yards and ran for 24 yards (three carries).
• Craig led the Govs to a touchdown on their fifth drive of the game, responding immediately to Cincinnati's first score. He found Kentel Williams to cap a 10-play, 81-yard drive that was helped along by two personal foul calls against Cincinnati – one after a play that would have resulted in fourth-and-long.
• Oatsvall led Austin Peay's second scoring drive – a 13-play, 66-yard push that ate up 6:43 off the clock. Josh Alexander capped the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run

DEFENSIVE STANDS

• When Cincinnati started a drive inside its own 40 (eight times), APSU forced three three-and-outs and did not allow the Bearcats to score.
• The Govs defense held Cincinnati scoreless in the opening quarter, the second consecutive game it has held an opponent scoreless in the opening frame (Kentucky last season).
• APSU held Cincinnati to minus-eight yards in the first quarter on three rush attempts.
• Austin Peay held Cincinnati scoreless for 19:06 before yielding a touchdown on an 8-play, 53-yard drive.
• Malik Boynton and Gunnar Scholato each had nine tackles to lead the Govs defense. Boynton was one tackle shy of tying his career high set against set against Murray State last season.
• Boynton also forced a fumble against Cincinnati, the Govs first forced fumble since the Mercer contest last season.
• Kordell Jackson posted six tackles in his first outing as a Governor and was credited with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup.

SPECIAL TEAMS

• Devin Stuart, pinned near his own end zone, uncorked a 50-yard punt early in the second quarter. It was his fifth career 50-yard punt.
• Stuart averaged 41.1 yards per punt on eight kicks, pinning one inside the 20-yard line. He averaged 37.2 yards per punt last season.
• Daryl Rollins-Davis averaged 19 yards on his three kick returns, including 22-yard return.

UPON FURTHER REVIEW

• Austin Peay challenged the Cincinnati touchdown with 5:13 left in the fourth quarter. The call of the field was confirmed.
• A booth review was initiated at the 1:55 mark of the fourth quarter to determine if the Govs had obtained the line to gain on a 3rd-and-3 run by JaVaughn Craig. The original call on the field stood.