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APSU Governors Football comes up short in 36-34 loss to Southeast Missouri Redhawks
This was the last football game played in Governors Stadium as it is currently configured. A ceremonial demolition took place after the game on the 67-year-old stadium’s west side, with actual demolition beginning Wednesday.Several former and current Governors took turns with sledge hammers outside Gate 1 of the stadium. The new four-level Governors Stadium west side, which will feature suites, locker rooms and offices, will be open for the 2014 season start. But the Governors were unable to send out the venerable facility on a winning note as they fell to 0-11 on the season, 0-7 in the OVC while Southeast Missouri improved to 3-8, 2-5 in the OVC.
But with no timeouts remaining and 33 seconds left the Governors threw a short pass to Coleman in the middle of the field—Coleman was tackled with time ticking away. Quarterback Andrew Spivey rushed to the line but was unable to find an open receiver, being tackled for a one-yard loss as time ran out. The contest was without question the Governors best offensive performance, finishing with 441 yards total offense. With redshirt freshman quarterback Timarious Mitchell running the read option, they efficiently moved the ball down field, going 75 yards as Coleman took it in from 13 yards out.
SEMO quarterback Scott Lathrop answered with a 40-yard TD run and then the Redhawks took advantage of the game’s only turnover—Cantrell Andrews’ interception and 38-yard return—to go up 21-10 on a Ron Coleman run. That was the same score taken into halftime. After holding the Redhawks on their first second-half drive, the Governors began their comeback. Spivey replaced Mitchell to start the second half and his 49-yard pass to Darryl Clack gave APSU first-and-goal at the Redhawks six. The Govs’ Coleman then ran it in to cut the deficit to 21-17. DeMichael Jackson then took over for SEMO. The Redhawks drove 85 yards on nine plays, with Jackson, who finished with 140 yard rushing—chewing up 60 of those yards before Ron Coleman punched it in from five yards out. The Redhawks missed the extra point but still led, 30-24. But that lead was short lived—very short lived. On the ensuing kickoff, senior EnRiques Perry, returning kicks for the first time since he was a freshman, caught the ball on the one, ran straight up field, cut to his right and outran the SEMO defenders for a 99-yard score. That kickoff tied Terrence Holt’s 2009 return against Murray State as the single-season longest. APSU now had the lead 31-30.
On the Governors next drive both Rashaan Coleman (109 yards), who was moved to running back this week after playing wide receiver all season, and Omar Williams (108 yards) each went over the 100-yard rushing mark. But the drive stalled at the SEMO 16, with Govs settling for a Dunlap 33-yard field goal. The defense gave the Govs one last opportunity, forcing to SEMO to punt with less than 3:40 left. But the Governors offense was unable to take advantage of the opportunity, allowing SEMO to escape the decision. Austin Peay’s next game is Saturday, November 23rd against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in Cookeville, TN. Kickoff is at 1:30pm. Photo Gallery
Box ScoreSoutheast Missouri (3-8,2-5) vs. Austin Peay (0-11,0-7)
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