Governors Finalize 2026 Football Schedule, Launch Season Ticket Renewals – Austin Peay State University Athletics

Football February 04, 2026 Casey Crigger, Assistant Director of Athletics/Strategic Communications & Branding
Football February 04, 2026 Casey Crigger, Assistant Director of Athletics/Strategic Communications & Branding
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University finalized its 2026 football schedule with the addition of three home games and launched season ticket renewals for the 2026 season, which includes seven home games at Fortera Stadium.
The first of Austin Peay’s three new additions to the schedule is a Week 0 contest against Gardner-Webb on Thursday, Aug. 27 at Fortera Stadium. The Governors also added games against UT Martin, Sept. 26, and New Haven, Oct. 3, at Fortera Stadium to the 2026 slate.
After opening the season at home for the first time since 2019, Austin Peay travels to the Music City to take on Vanderbilt, Sept. 5, at FirstBank Stadium. The Governors then return to Fortera Stadium to play Morehead State, Sept. 12, before leaving the Volunteer State for the first time to take on North Dakota State, Sept. 19, at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
After taking on the Bison, the Governors return to Clarksville to close nonconference play with back-to-back home games against UT Martin, the first meeting between the in-state rivals since 2021, and New Haven.
Austin Peay then opens United Athletic Conference play with the same opponent it closed the 2025 season with when it takes on Tarleton State, Oct. 10, at Fortera Stadium. The Govs then hit the road for back-to-back games when they face West Georgia, Oct. 17, in Carrollton, Georgia, and North Alabama, Oct. 24, in Florence, Alabama.
After a bye in Week 9, the Govs host longtime rival Eastern Kentucky, Nov. 7, and 2025 UAC Championship Abilene Christian, Nov. 14, at Fortera Stadium in their final home games of the regular season.
Austin Peay then closes the 2026 regular season on the road when it takes on Central Arkansas, Nov. 21, in Conway, Arkansas.
Season ticket renewals for the 2026 football season are now available online on Ticketmaster or by calling the Austin Peay Ticket Office at 931-221-7329. For news, updates, and future ticket information, follow Govs football on X (@GovsFB), Instagram (@GovsFootball), and Facebook, or stay tuned here at LetsGoPeay.com.
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