CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Austin Peay will host Furman in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The game will be Saturday, November 30 at noon. Ticket information is available at LetsGoPeay.com.

According to a release by the Assistant Commissioner of the OVC:

“Two Ohio Valley Conference football teams, Austin Peay and Southeast Missouri, have been selected to participate in the 2019 NCAA Division I Football Championship.

The two teams shared the OVC Championship this year with Austin Peay earning the automatic bid and Southeast Missouri selected as an at-large team; the two teams will play their first round games on Saturday, November 30.

The first round of the playoffs will be played on November 30, with the second round taking place on December 7. For the 10th-straight year the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Stadium. The Southland Conference will serve as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 11 on ABC.

Austin Peay (9-3, 7-1 OVC) is appearing in its first-ever FCS Playoffs. The Governors claimed just its second-ever OVC Championship and first since the 1977 season. The program’s nine overall wins established a new school record and the team’s three losses this season came by a combined 16 points. APSU is ranked No. 18 in the STATS Top 25 poll tihs week. The Govs rank fourth nationally in fumbles lost (3) and sacks allowed (0.67/game), fifth in rushing defense (86.5 yards/game), ninth in defensive touchdowns (3) and total defense (299.6 yards/game), 13th in tackles for loss (7.9/game), 14th in passes intercepted (14), 18th in team passing efficiency defense (117.77), 19th in scoring offense (35.3 points/game), 20th in scoring defense (20.9 points/game), 24th in red zone offense (87.8%) and 26th in total offense (429.8 yarsd/game).

Austin Peay will open the playoffs by hosting No. 16 ranked Furman (8-4) in the first round at 12:00 p.m. CT. Furman finished second in the Southern Conference this season (6-2). The winner will face No. 4 national seed Sacramento State (9-3) on Saturday, December 7.”

to hear the game tune into ESPN Clarksville 104.1FM or stream the station.