Gardner-Webb @ Austin Peay, Week 0 · 2026
Thu, Aug 27, 2026Governors StadiumClarksville, TN
The Story
Austin Peay rolls past Gardner-Webb 35–17.
SeriesSeries tied 2–2 · Austin Peay won the last meeting, 41–14 · 2023
BOX SCORE
Week 0 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Austin Peay | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 0 · 2026Passing
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Pennington | 27/49 | 312 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Parson | 14/21 | 308 | 14.7 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Vann | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Adrian Cormier | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 1 | 5 |
| Randy Young | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Cole Pennington | 7 | -3 | -0.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 20 | 32 | 1.6 | 1 | 10 |
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Simmons | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 2 | 19 |
| Chris Parson | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 1 | 17 |
| Isaiah Groves | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 1 | 11 |
| Kaden Williams | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 25 |
| Corey Richardson | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Nate Garnett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wilson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 175 | 3.7 | 4 | 25 |
Receiving
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kory Jones | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Jalile Bost | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | 43 |
| Giovanni Adopte | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Brian Green Jr. | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Adrian Cormier | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Christian Vann | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Montez Green | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sean Brady | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tae'Shaun Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 27 | 312 | 11.6 | 1 | 43 |
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Harper | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 1 | 49 |
| Marvin Sims | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 53 |
| Jackson Head | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 49 |
| Corey Richardson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Nate Garnett | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Ben Marshall | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Courtland Simmons | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kaden Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 14 | 308 | 22.0 | 1 | 53 |
Fumbles
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Vann | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyshawn Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ta'Ron Haile | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Young | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Williams | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Harper | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Simpson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 36 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Andrew Bontekoe | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1/1 | 100.0 | 36 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Guagliano | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Punting
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Bonde | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Andrew Bontekoe | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Totals | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Leftrick | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
Defense
| Gardner-WebbGardner-Webb | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Yanez | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cahari Haynes | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarion Ravenell | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabin McLaughlin | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Hamilton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Lucas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mebane | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Ross | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenton Bell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Smallwood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyshawn Sanders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zalen Watkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renardo Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Chandler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daejuan Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Tshilombo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elisha Luckett III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Holsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Gilbertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Luisa Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talon Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Marcus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrill Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Weems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 78 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Austin PeayAustin Peay | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Hardy | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canaan Williams | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Jones | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demoris Jenkins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Quan Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Deandre Creary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelton Crisp | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Merritt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ta'Ron Haile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tywan Royal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Markell Redding | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Sandifer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antori Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingston Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Wiebush | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kahlil Tate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Portu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton DiBoyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Denkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Austin Peay vs Gardner-Webb Team StatsAustin Peay vs Gardner-Webb Team Stats
Week 0 · 2026| Austin PeayAPSU | Gardner-WebbGWEB | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1ST DOWNS | 22 |
| 4-13 | 3RD DOWN | 3-13 |
| 3-4 | 4TH DOWN | 2-5 |
| 483 | TOTAL YDS | 344 |
| 308 | PASS YDS | 312 |
| 14-21 | COMP/ATT | 27-49 |
| 14.7 | YDS/PASS | 6.4 |
| 175 | RUSH YDS | 32 |
| 47 | RUSH ATT | 20 |
| 3.7 | YDS/RUSH | 1.6 |
| 6-50 | PENALTIES | 2-5 |
| 1 | TURNOVERS | 1 |
| 0 | FUMBLES LOST | 0 |
| 1 | INT THROWN | 1 |
| 36:39 | POSSESSION | 23:21 |
WHAT IT MEANS
FAN NEWS
2026 seasonWrite about Austin Peay?
Link a team hub in a post on your own blog and it shows up here, in front of the fans looking for exactly it. Free, no exclusivity, and the link back to you is the whole point.
