FCS

Austin Peay

Governors · UAC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#11

Among 128 teams · ▲2 since Week 7

Record

7-2

7-1 vs. FCS

Power rating

+7.60

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−4.53

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Austin Peay is 7-2 and ranks No. 11 of 128 FCS teams, up 2 spots from Week 7. Its +7.6 power rating is 6.7 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 98th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 6.3 wins against it; Austin Peay is 0.7 ahead, 16th in résumé rank.

Best win: 27–21 over North Alabama. Worst loss: 32–40 to Tarleton State as a 65% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 4, after Week 4.

Next: at home against Eastern Kentucky on Sat, Nov 7. Austin Peay is a 21.9-point favorite with an 87% chance to win.

Next game

Austin Peay by 21.9

Austin Peay 87% · Eastern Kentucky 13%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 32 after Week 1 to No. 11 after Week 8.12040Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#11
Week 8: No. 11 · +7.60 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 132+2.33
Week 211+7.72
Week 35+10.89
Week 44+11.32
Week 58+9.01
Week 616+6.94
Week 713+7.63
Week 811+7.60

Game results

9 games · 2026
Austin Peay results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W27–2166%+0.12
at West Georgia #109
W24–1084%−10.08
L32–40Upset65%+9.36
W42–1797%−9.82
W35–1293%−6.44
W38–16Upset34%−0.06
W63–7—−18.63
L9–28—−0.02
W35–17—−4.40
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

UAC
UAC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
8up 38-0
+9.36
#4−6.78+19.3
11up 27-2
+7.60
#16−4.53+15.2
34down 34-4
+1.72
#27+3.35-3.4
46up 14-4
+0.12
#58−0.83+0.8
47down 134-3
−0.06
#35−0.10+2.1
73down 52-6
−4.92
#93+1.51-5.6
77up 103-5
−5.17
#69+1.27-10.5
109down 71-7
−10.08
#115+2.52-17.4