Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs vs Austin Peay Governors
Drive chart
Drives
End of Half
Downs- Downs
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| APSU | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Who won: Austin Peay 35-17
The Austin Peay Governors beat the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 35-17 on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Fortera Stadium. The Austin Peay outscored the Gardner-Webb 14-0 in the 3rd quarter. Chris Parson led the Austin Peay in passing yards (14/21, 308 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Cole Pennington led the Gardner-Webb in passing yards (27/49, 312 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Parson | 14/21 | 308 | 14.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | 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 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Garnett Jr. | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wilson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | 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 Jr. | 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 |
| Defensive | 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 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ta'Ron Haile | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Williams | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Harper | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Guagliano | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Leftrick | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |