GOVS-WOLVES POSTGAME NOTES

Notes following #11 Austin Peay's 24-10 win against West Georgia, Saturday, at University Stadium in Carrollton, Georgia.

FROM THE TOP

• Austin Peay trailed 10-0 midway through the second quarter before responding with 24 unanswered points.
• Austin Peay held West Georgia to eight rushing yards in its 24-point victory. It is the fewest rushing yards the Governors have surrendered since holding Morehead State to six last season (9/13/25).
• Austin Peay's six sacks are its most since having seven against Tennessee Tech in the 2020-21 season (2/21/21).
• Austin Peay is 6-2 through its first eight games for the sixth time in program history and the first since 2023.

CAPTAINS/COIN TOSS

• Captains David Portu, Chris Parson, Markell Redding, Jackson Head, and Courtland Simmons took the coin toss for the Governors.
• West Georgia won the opening coin toss and deferred its option to the second half. Austin Peay elected to receive the opening kick.
• West Georgia won the opening coin toss and deferred its option to the second half. The Wolves elected to receive the opening kick.  
• Austin Peay if 4-4 at the opening coin toss this season and 15-17 under Faris.
• Austin Peay improved to 4-0 this season when losing the coin toss and 11-6 under Faris.
• Weather in Carrollton at kickoff: 59 degrees, clear skies, winds northeast at 14 miles per hour with gusts of 30 miles per hour.

SERIES UPDATE            

• Austin Peay improved to 3-0 against West Georgia and 2-0 in Carrollton.

THOSE ARE THE BREAKS

• Austin Peay improved to 2-2 when trailing at halftime and 2-9 under head coach Jeff Faris.
• The Governors' second-half comeback is its first since coming back from a 12-7 halftime deficit against UT Martin, Sept. 26.
• The Governors improved to 6-0 when leading through three quarters. The Govs are 15-3 when leading at the end of the third quarter under Faris.

RANKED GOVS

• Austin Peay improved to 28-20 when ranked and 10-5 under Faris.
• The Governors improved to 9-2 in its last 11 games following a loss when ranked.

OFFENSIVE SPARKS

• Chris Parson rushed for a pair of scores – a seven-yard carry in the second quarter and quarterback sneak in the third. The touchdowns mark his seventh and eighth rushing scores of the season, extending his quarterback rushing touchdown record to 22.
• Parson's eight rushing touchdowns this season are tied for the eighth most by a quarterback in a single season in program history.
• With his two rushing scores, Parson became the second player in program history with back-to-back 20-touchdown seasons and the first since Mike DiLiello (2022-23).
• Courtland Simmons' 43-yard reception that helped set up Parsons' rushing score is the longest catch by a running back this season and the 11th-longest by any Governor this season.
• Simmons' 43-yard catch is the third-longest reception of his career and his longest since having an 84-yard reception against West Georgia last season (10/4/25).
• Simmons' finished the day with a season-high 124 all-purpose yards.

DEFENSIVE STANDS

• David Portu tallied his second-straight game with a sack.
• Trevor Hardy recorded his first-career interception and returned it 13 yards.
• Caleb Merritt had his first-career sack, forced fumble, and fumble recovery on a strip-sack in the third quarter.
• Demoris Jenkins recorded his third sack of the season on a fourth-and-one on the opening play of the fourth quarter.
• The Governors held West Georgia to 0-for-3 on fourth down.
• Kelton Crisp recorded his team-best fourth sack of the season on West Georgia's final drive of the contest.
• Kendyle Ball recorded his first-career sack on West Georgia's final offensive play of the game.

SPECIAL TEAMS SYNOPSIS

• Long snapper Iker Sarabia recovered his first-career fumble on a muffed West Georgia punt early in the second quarter. It is the third fumble recovery by a Governor this season.
• Hamilton DiBoyan went 1-for-1 on field goals with his 34-yarder in the fourth quarter.
• DiBoyan improved to 4-for-5 on field goals this season.
• DiBoyan also improved to 30-for-30 on PATs after going 3-for-3 against the Wolves.