La'Vell Wright, Austin Peay State University Football Runs Wild in Blowout Win Over Alabama A&M

Clarksville, TN – Running back La'Vell Wright scored three touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 142 yards on eight carries to lead an Austin Peay State University (APSU) football rushing attack that tallied 331 yards in a 59-16 victory against Alabama A&M in the first win of the Jeff Faris Era, Saturday, at Fortera Stadium.

Austin Peay (1-3) set the tone early, with Sammy Anderson Jr. intercepting Alabama A&M (2-2) quarterback Cornelious Brown on the first offensive snap of the game for his third interception in as many games.

After a field goal on its first drive of the game, the Governors' following three scores – all in the opening quarter – came from all three phases of the game. Austin Smith connected with Romon Copeland Jr. from 10 yards out for the first touchdown of the evening before safety Jesse Johnson III took advantage of a bad Bulldogs' snap and returned the fumble 21 yards to the endzone midway through the opening period.

Copeland Jr. then scored Austin Peay's first special teams touchdown of the season on an 82-yard punt return touchdown to extend the Govs' advantage to 24-3 at the 4:48 mark in the first quarter.

Wright was the next Gov to score, with a pair of rushing touchdowns in the second quarter, before kickstarting the second half with a 62-yard rushing touchdown on the first play of the third quarter.

Leading 45-3 after Wright's final score, the Govs and Bulldogs exchanged touchdowns to end the game, with Kaden Williams and Corey Richardson picking up their first-career scores in the third and fourth quarters, respectively.

Defensively, Austin Peay State University held the Alabama A&M to just 1.9 yards per carry on 30 attempts, while also intercepting a pair of passes.

In addition to Wright's 142 yards on the ground, Corey Richardson tallied 102 rushing yards on nine attempts, while Kaden Williams finished with nine carries for 43 yards and a touchdown.

Austin Smith went 10-of-13 for 114 yards and a touchdown, with Jaden Barnes leading APSU with four receptions for 56 yards. Dion Hunter led the Govs with seven tackles, while Hosea Knifeley Jr. , Bo Spearman , and Jakari Patterson all picked up a tackle for loss in the win. Brown went 13-of-23 through the air for the Bulldogs, with Donovan Eaglin finishing with a team-best 29 rushing yards on 12 attempts.

Scoring Summary

APSU 3, AAMU 0 –

APSU 3, AAMU 3 –

APSU 10, AAMU 3 –

APSU 17, AAMU 3 –

APSU 24, AAMU 3 –

APSU 31, AAMU 3 –

APSU 38, AAMU 3 –

APSU 45, AAMU 3 –

APSU 52, AAMU 3 – 7 plays 46 yards, 3:10 Kaden Williams took over the running back responsibilities deep in the third quarter, and ran six times for 26 yards, finishing the drive with his first-career touchdown from three yards out.

APSU 52, AAMU 9 –

APSU 59, AAMU 9 –

APSU 59 – AAMU 16 – 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03 A Bulldogs' interception put them on the Govs' one-yard line, before running back DJ Mofett scored on the first play of the drive for the final points of the evening.

For news and updates on everything Austin Peay State University football, follow along on Twitter and Instagram or stay tuned here at LetsGoPeay.com .

Next Up For APSU Football

The Austin Peay State University football teams returns to United Athletics Conference action when it hosts Southern Utah on September 28th at Fortera Stadium. The game kicks off at 1:00pm. The Week 5 contest between the Governors and Thunderbirds will be streamed on ESPN+.