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2020 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

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2020 UT Martin Skyhawks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record3–4 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Polizzi (1st season)
Home stadiumGraham Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Jacksonville State $^   6 1     10 3  
No. 19 Murray State   5 2     5 2  
No. 21 Austin Peay   4 2     4 5  
Southeast Missouri State   4 3     4 4  
UT Martin   3 4     3 4  
Tennessee Tech   2 5     2 5  
Tennessee State   2 5     2 5  
Eastern Illinois   1 5     1 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 3–4 with an identical mark in conference play, placing fifth in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Schedule

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UT Martin had a game scheduled against Alabama, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 28 2:00 p.m. at Murray State ESPN+ L 10–14 2,528
March 7 1:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois ESPN+ W 28–15 1,500
March 14 1:00 p.m. No. 11 Jacksonville State
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+ L 20–37 1,500
March 21 2:00 p.m. at Austin Peay ESPN+ W 37–34 1,530
March 28 2:00 p.m. at Tennessee State
ESPN+ L 24–26 1,587
April 3 1:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+ L 16–21 1,500
April 11 3:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN+ W 40–7 1,500

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References

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  1. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". University of Tennessee at Martin. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020 UT Martin Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.