2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJordon Hankins (3rd season)
Home stadiumGraham Stadium
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Austin Peay +^  7 –1   9 –3  
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^  7 –1   9 –3  
UT Martin  6 –2   7 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  5 –3   7 –5  
Tennessee Tech  3 –5   6 –6  
Jacksonville State  3 –5   6 –6  
Murray State  2 –6   4 –8  
Tennessee State  2 –6   3 –9  
Eastern Illinois  1 –7   1 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Skyhawks were picked to finish in sixth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Jacksonville State135 (15)
2Southeast Missouri State115
3Eastern Kentucky99
4Austin Peay84
5Tennessee State75
6UT Martin58
7Murray State55
8Eastern Illinois38
9Tennessee Tech16

Preseason All-OVC team

The Skyhawks had three players at two positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:30 p.m.Northwestern State*
ESPN+W 42–203,008
September 76:30 p.m.at No. 11 (FBS) Florida*
ESPNUL 0–4580,007
September 146:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois*
ESPN+L 14–288,983
September 286:00 p.m.Murray State
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 40–74,612
October 52:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky
ESPN3W 38–2811,260
October 126:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+W 55–145,330
October 192:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 27–182,004
October 261:00 p.m.at No. 24 Southeast Missouri State
ESPN+L 10–172,467
November 22:00 p.m.No. 22 Jacksonville Statedagger
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 22–174,169
November 93:00 p.m.at Austin Peay
ESPN+L 24–388,679
November 162:00 p.m.Tennessee State
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN+W 28–171,776
November 233:30 p.m.at Kentucky*
SECNL 7–5041,495
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4]

Game summaries

Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 7 13 0 0 20
Skyhawks 14 0 14 14 42

At Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 (FBS) Gators 3 14 14 14 45

At Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 7 0 0 14
Salukis 0 14 14 0 28

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 7 0 0 7
Skyhawks 14 10 3 13 40

At Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 10 14 7 38
Colonels 7 7 7 7 28

At Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyahawks 10 17 21 7 55
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 11 0 0 7 18
Skyhawks 14 7 0 6 27

At Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 3 0 0 10
No. 24 Redhawks 3 0 7 7 17

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Gamecocks 7 7 0 3 17
Skyhawks 0 13 6 3 22

At Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 3 7 14 24
Governors 0 17 7 14 38

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 3 7 0 17
Skyhawks 7 0 7 14 28

At Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 16 13 7 14 50

References

  1. ↑ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". University of Tennessee at Martin. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2019 UT Martin Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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