Austin Peay Governors at Tennessee State Tigers

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Austin Peay Governors

5-5, 3-3 Away

Final
36 - 7

Tennessee State Tigers

5-5, 3-1 Home

Ellis passes for 2 TDs in Austin Peay's 36-7 victory

The Governors (5-5, 3-2 Ohio Valley Conference), who made six interceptions in a 42-26 win over Eastern Illinois last week and came into this game with an FCS-best 15 picks, had two more against the Tigers (5-5, 3-3).

Austin Peay was denied its first shutout since September 2018 when Chayil Garnett threw a 6-yard score to Zaire Thornton with six seconds left. However, the victory did avenge a 24-22 loss on Oct. 2 to the Tigers. The first game didn't count in the conference standings.

Ellis threw TD passes of 51 yards to Baniko Harley and 50 yards to Eugene Minter.

The Governors' first points came from the special teams when Drae McCray blocked and returned a punt 20 yards for a first-quarter score.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 7:46	Drae McCray 20 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Maddux Trujillo Kick)
FG	2nd Period 13:23	Maddux Trujillo 42 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 0:15	Baniko Harley 51 Yd pass from Draylen Ellis (Maddux Trujillo Kick)
FG	3rd Period 11:05	Maddux Trujillo 44 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 4:06	Draylen Ellis 7 Yd Run (Maddux Trujillo PAT blocked)
FG	4th Period 14:54	Maddux Trujillo 39 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 9:06	Eugene Minter 50 Yd pass from Draylen Ellis (Maddux Trujillo Kick)
TD	4th Period 0:06	Zaire Thornton 6 Yd pass from Chayil Garnett (James Lowery Kick)

Statistics

APSU		TNST
16	1st Downs	10
6-21	3rd down efficiency	5-17
4-5	4th down efficiency	1-2
369	Total Yards	194
293	Passing	143
18/33	Comp/Att	12/32
8.9	Yards per pass	4.5
76	Rushing	51
45	Rushing Attempts	35
1.7	Yards per rush	1.5
4-18	Penalties	5-37
0	Turnovers	4
0	Fumbles lost	2
0	Interceptions thrown	2
32:11	Possession	27:49

Game Information

Nissan Stadium

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,531 · Capacity:

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