Football | November 17, 2018

FROM THE TOP   

• The Governors defeated the Racers, 48-23, at Fortera Stadium in the Heritage Bank Battle of the Border.
• With the victory, the Govs finish 5-6 on the season. They have won a combined 13 games over the past two seasons, the most since the 1983-84 Govs combined to win 13 games.

CAPTAINS/COIN TOSS

• Captains: Jaison Williams, Gunnar Scholato, Kyle Anderton and Austin Maloata.
• Austin Peay won the coin toss and deferred their option to the second half.
• APSU won six of 11 coin tosses in 2018.

SERIES UPDATE            

• Murray State leads the all-time series 36-16, and leads 15-11 in Clarksville.
• Austin Peay has defeated Murray State in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1977-78.
• The 48 points was the third-highest total the Govs have posted in the series, and the most since 1968.

OFFENSIVE SPARKS

• Jeremiah Oatsvall found DeAngelo Wilson for a 32-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. He caught a 4-yard touchdown in the third quarter to bring his season total to seven.
• Wilson set a career high with seven receptions, which went for 99 yards.
• Oatsvall found senior DJ Montgomery for a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter. With that catch, Montgomery went over 1,000 receiving yards for his career. He finished his career with 61 receptions for 1,025 yards.
• Oatsvall hit Montgomery for a 12 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to bring his season total to 10 receiving touchdowns. He became just the fourth Gov to reach double-digit receiving touchdowns in a season, and his 10 is tied for third all-time at APSU with Devin Stark (2012).
• Montgomery and Wilson became the first pair of Govs teammates to record at least seven receiving touchdowns in the same season.
• With four touchdown passes, Oatsvall became the first Governor to ever throw for four or more touchdown passes in three games during a season. He threw for four at Jacksonville State and five against Tennessee Tech.
• Oatsvall was responsible for 26 touchdowns this season (20 passing, 6 rushing), which is first all-time at APSU, passing Brian Baker's 25 in 1999. His 20 passing touchdowns are second all-time at APSU, trailing only Baker's 25 in 1999.
• Oatsvall moved into third all-time at APSU in career touchdown passes with 27.
• With a 46-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter, Kentel Williams went over 2,000 rushing yards for his career. He now stands at 2,046 yards, which is sixth all-time at APSU.
• Williams finished the day with 18 carries for 118 yards, his third 100-yard rushing day of the season. It was the seventh game this season he led the Govs in rushing.
• Williams finished the day with 168 all-purpose yards, to bring his season total to 1,519 – the sixth-highest total in a season at Austin Peay.
• Prince Momodu opened the scoring with a 12-yard rushing touchdown, his fifth of the season, on the Govs' first drive.
• With the touchdown, the Govs scored first in six of the past seven games. All of those scores have been touchdowns.
• Senior center Byron Glass started his 44th consecutive game, the longest streak on record at Austin Peay since starts began being tracked in 1998.
• Oatsvall found tight end Trey Pruitt for a 16-yard reception on 1st-and-10 from the Govs' 5-yard line on their second possession. It was Pruitt's first catch of the season.

DEFENSIVE STANDS

• Keawvis Cummings intercepted his second pass of the season when he grabbed a tipped ball in the second quarter. He finished the season with 14 passes defended (2 INT, 12 PBU), which is tied for fourth all-time in a season at APSU with Taylon Jennings (1998) and Ron Shegog (1985).
• On the Racers' first possession of the third quarter, senior safety Malik Davis recorded his team-leading fourth interception of the season.
• Trent Taylor intercepted his second pass of the season and returned it 71 yards for the touchdown in the fourth quarter. It was the first pick-six for the Govs since Gunnar Scholato ran one back against Kentucky in 2016.
• The three interceptions was a season-high for the Govs.
• The four turnovers were the second-highest total for the Govs this season. It is the fifth game this season the defense has forced multiple turnovers and the third with multiple interceptions.
• The Govs held the Racers to 0-for-2 on fourth down conversion attempts.
• The Govs limited Murray State to just 80 yards on the ground on 29 attempts for a 2.8 yards per carry average.
• Juantarius Bryant led the Govs with 11 total tackles, his second double-digit tackle game this season.
• Gunnar Scholato posted 10 tackles, his seventh double-digit tackle game this season and 16th of his career.
• With 1.0 tackle for loss, Jaison Williams upped his career total to 33.0, which is tied for fourth all-time at APSU with Daniel Becker (2006-09). His season total stands at 14.0 tackles for loss.
• Though defensive statistics are not kept on two-point conversion attempts, Williams sacked Murray State quarterback Drew Anderson on the Racers' two-point attempt in the fourth quarter.

SPECIAL TEAMS SPRINTS                   

• Devin Stuart punted seven times, averaging 42.6 yards per boot, with a long of 52. He pinned two inside the 20.
• Logan Birchfield hit on all six of his extra point attempts.