Austin Peay Governors

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Austin Peay Governors beat the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

0-1 17 – 35

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Final · Thu, Aug 27

Game Details

Fortera Stadium (Clarksville) · 7,043 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Parson, Simmons lead Austin Peay in 35-17 win over Gardner-Webb

Chris Parson threw for 308 yards and a touchdown, Courtland Simmons ran for two touchdowns and Austin Peay beat Gardner-Webb 35-17 on Thursday night in a season opener for both teams.

Recap via ESPN

0:08 Tyler Simpson kicks 36-yard field goal

0:32 Touchdown! Courtland Simmons scores vs. Gardner-Webb

0:33 Cole Pennington airs it out for 43-yard touchdown pass

0:43 Tae'shaun Johnson picks off Austin Peay Governors

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
GWEB	3	7	0	7	17
APSU	7	14	14	0	35

Win Probability · Austin Peay Governors

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Game Leaders

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

Cole Pennington · 27/49, 312 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Christian Vann · 4 CAR, 15 YDSRushing Yards
Kory Jones · 9 REC, 102 YDSReceiving Yards
Taylor Smallwood · 1Sacks
Tre Yanez · 13Tackles

Austin Peay Governors

Chris Parson · 14/21, 308 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Courtland Simmons · 11 CAR, 73 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Denver Harper · 3 REC, 108 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Kelton Crisp · 1.5Sacks
Trevor Hardy · 10Tackles

2026 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

Team
Western Illinois
Gardner-Webb
Lindenwood
Southeast Missouri State
Eastern Illinois
UT Martin
Tennessee State
Charleston Southern

2026 United Athletic Conference Standings

Team
Austin Peay
North Alabama
Abilene Christian
West Florida
Tarleton State
West Georgia
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 13:30

TD Adrian Cormier 1 Yd Run (Andrew Bontekoe Kick)17–35

Q3 1:58

TD Courtland Simmons 19 Yd Run (Nick Guagliano Kick)10–35

Q3 8:03

TD Chris Parson 4 Yd Run (Nick Guagliano Kick)10–28

Q2 3:22

TD Denver Harper 49 Yd pass from Chris Parson (Nick Guagliano Kick)10–21

Q2 7:08

TD Isaiah Groves 1 Yd Run (Nick Guagliano Kick)10–14

Q2 13:29

TD Jalile Bost 43 Yd pass from Cole Pennington (Tyler Simpson Kick)10–7

Q1 1:12

TD Courtland Simmons 1 Yd Run (Nick Guagliano Kick)3–7

Q1 4:17

FG Tyler Simpson 36 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsAustin Peay Governors

Offense

344 Total Yards 483

312 Passing Yards 308

32 Rushing Yards 175

22 First Downs 22

Efficiency

3-13 3rd Down 4-13

2-5 4th Down 3-4

27/49 Completions 14/21

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

2-5 Penalties 6-50

23:21 Possession 36:39

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cole Pennington	27/49	312	6.4	1	1
Team	27/49	312	6.4	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Christian Vann	4	15	3.8	0	10
Adrian Cormier	7	11	1.6	1	5
Randy Young	2	9	4.5	0	6
Cole Pennington	7	-3	-0.4	0	5
Team	20	32	1.6	1	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kory Jones	9	102	11.3	0	18
Jalile Bost	2	63	31.5	1	43
Giovanni Adopte	6	60	10.0	0	14
Brian Green Jr.	3	30	10.0	0	19
Adrian Cormier	3	26	8.7	0	14
Christian Vann	1	15	15.0	0	15
Montez Green	1	7	7.0	0	7
Sean Brady	1	5	5.0	0	5
Tae'Shaun Johnson	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	27	312	11.6	1	43

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Christian Vann	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tre Yanez	13	6	0	0.5	0	1
Cahari Haynes	10	7	1	1	1	0
Jamarion Ravenell	6	4	0	0	0	0
Sabin McLaughlin	5	4	0	2	0	0
Preston Hamilton	4	2	0	1.5	0	0
Jordan Jackson	3	2	0	0	1	0
Nigel Lucas	3	2	0	0	0	0
Josiah Harris	3	1	0	0	0	0
AJ Mebane	3	0	0.5	1	0	0
Caden Ross	3	0	0.5	1	0	0
Trenton Bell	2	2	0	0	0	0
Taylor Smallwood	2	1	1	1	0	0
Tyshawn Sanders	2	1	0	0	0	0
Zalen Watkins	2	1	0	1	0	0
Renardo Lewis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Chandler	2	0	0	0	0	0
Daejuan Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ruben Tshilombo	2	0	0	0.5	0	1
Hunter West	1	1	0	0	0	0
Elisha Luckett III	1	1	0	0	0	0
David Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tye Holsey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Gilbertson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Luisa Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Talon Fisher	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Marcus	1	0	0	0	0	0
Terrill Hopkins	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Trey Weems	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	78	36	3	10	2	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tyshawn Sanders	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Randy Young	3	57	19.0	26	0
Team	3	57	19.0	26	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Simpson	1/1	100.0	36	1/1	4
Andrew Bontekoe	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	1/1	100.0	36	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Aidan Bonde	2	75	37.5	40
Andrew Bontekoe	1	39	39.0	39
Team	3	114	38.0	40

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Chris Parson	14/21	308	14.7	1	1
Team	14/21	308	14.7	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Courtland Simmons	11	73	6.6	2	19
Chris Parson	12	31	2.6	1	17
Isaiah Groves	11	31	2.8	1	11
Kaden Williams	4	27	6.8	0	25
Corey Richardson	6	17	2.8	0	6
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Nate Garnett Jr.	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Matthew Wilson	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	47	175	3.7	4	25

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Denver Harper	3	108	36.0	1	49
Marvin Sims	3	78	26.0	0	53
Jackson Head	2	61	30.5	0	49
Corey Richardson	1	23	23.0	0	23
Nate Garnett Jr.	2	16	8.0	0	11
Ben Marshall	1	10	10.0	0	10
Courtland Simmons	1	9	9.0	0	9
Kaden Williams	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	14	308	22.0	1	53

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Trevor Hardy	10	7	0	1	0	0
Canaan Williams	10	4	0	0.5	0	0
Eli Jones	7	4	0.5	1.5	0	0
Demoris Jenkins	3	2	0	1	0	2
Quan Peterson	3	1	0	0	2	0
Deandre Creary	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kelton Crisp	2	1	1.5	1.5	0	1
Caleb Merritt	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ta'Ron Haile	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tywan Royal	2	1	0	0	1	0
Markell Redding	2	1	0	0	0	1
Al Sandifer	2	1	0	0	0	0
Antori Hamilton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kingston Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0
William Wiebush	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ronald Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kahlil Tate	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Portu	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Caleb King	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Lloyd	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hamilton DiBoyan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Denkins	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kendal Howard	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mason Fleming	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	59	27	2	6	3	7

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ta'Ron Haile	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Williams	2	33	16.5	19	0
Team	2	33	16.5	19	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Denver Harper	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	1	1	1.0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nick Guagliano	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Logan Leftrick	3	102	34.0	0	1	38
Team	3	102	34.0	0	1	38

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