Austin Peay routs Morehead State 63-7
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Austin Peay routed Morehead State 63-7. Share this game
We had Austin Peay favored. It won.
Next: Morehead State lost to Western Illinois 59-2, Sat Sep 19
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Austin Peay a 79% chance, and the closing betting line (Austin Peay was a 36.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Austin Peay led by 7 after the first quarter and by 42 at the half.
Austin Peay · Q1 6:29Austin Peay 63-7 Morehead State
Austin Peay wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Morehead State 7-63 Austin PeayMorehead State lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Austin Peay -36.5), at 99% for Austin Peay (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.Every drive
Austin Peay scored on 8 of its 12 drives; Morehead State on 1 of its 13.
Austin Peay’s drives are teal, Morehead State’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Austin Peay 63, Morehead State 7
Austin Peay covered −36.5 by 19.5. The total, 70, went over 62.5.
Morehead State leaders
- Passing David Parsons 13 of 21, 121 yds, 1 TD
- Rushing Bryce Patterson 3 for 28 yds; Craig Cunningham 11 for 15 yds
- Receiving Riley Purcell 5 for 66 yds, 1 TD; Anthony Ice 3 for 22 yds
Austin Peay leaders
- Passing Chris Parson 12 of 15, 260 yds, 3 TD
- Rushing Kaden Williams 2 for 120 yds, 2 TD; Matthew Wilson 5 for 103 yds
- Receiving Denver Harper 3 for 124 yds, 2 TD; Marvin Sims 3 for 78 yds
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last two games
Morehead State · 1-1
Rated 223rd in our preseason ratings, 234th now.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
W 75-24 vs Kentucky Christian
L 40-42 vs Ohio Dominican #333 of 668
Last two games
Austin Peay · 1-1
Rated 118th in our preseason ratings, 105th now, up 13 spots.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Week by week
Austin Peay
- Wk 1Wvs Gardner-Webb35-17
- Wk 1Lat Vanderbilt9-28
Morehead State
- Wk 1Lvs Ohio Dominican40-42
- Wk 1Wvs Kentucky Christian75-24
The series
Austin Peay leads the series 5-1
6 meetings since 2005 · Austin Peay has won the last 5
- 2025Austin Peay 56-7
- 2021Austin Peay 59-35
- 2018Austin Peay 78-40
- 2017Austin Peay 69-13
- 2006Austin Peay 23-21
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Austin Peay’s chances here.
Austin Peay favored by 36.5 · Total 62.5
How games like this usually go
Austin Peay by 36.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 2 points toward Austin Peay.
Spread: −34.5 → −36.5
Home field
Austin Peay is worth +9.5 points (±16.2) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 99th percentile.
50% at home, 21% on the road against FBS opponents (1-1 home, 3-11 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.4 at home vs. away over 52 games — inside the ±8.8 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 244 miles to get here.