Austin Peay·UAC

2023 — The Winning Chapter

Austin Peay's 2023 season (9-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-3
Final result Postseason
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -3.9 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Sout Ill 23-49 L @ Tennes 13-30 W vs East Sta 63-3 W @ Step Aus 22-20 W @ Linden 52-10 W vs Gardne 41-14 W @ Sout Uta 48-45 W vs Nort Ala 49-39 W @ East Ken 33-30 W vs Utah Tec 30-17 W vs Cent Ark 14-12 L vs Chatta 21-24 Bowl
Defining moments
The statement

The 2023 season's largest margin: Austin Peay 63, East Tennessee State 3. A 60-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Austin Peay 23, Southern Illinois 49. A 26-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Austin Peay fell to Chattanooga 21-24 in the postseason.

"Let's Go Peay!"
— Austin Peay fanbase voice · 2023· synthesized
What it meant

2023 is a middle chapter for Austin Peay — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.