1981 Austin Peay Governors football team

1981 Austin Peay Governors football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 0 0 12 2 0
No. 9 Murray State 5 3 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 5 3 0 7 4 0
Tennessee Tech 4 4 0 6 5 0
Middle Tennessee 4 4 0 6 5 0
Western Kentucky 4 4 0 6 5 0
Akron 4 4 0 5 5 0
Austin Peay 3 5 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 0 8 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Emory Hale, the Governors compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished eighth in the OVC.