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2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (4th as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJordon Hankins (3rd as DC, 10th overall season)
Home stadiumGraham Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their home games at Graham Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in OVC play to finish in third place.

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2018 season 2–9, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in eighth place.

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)
1 Jacksonville State 135 (15)
2 Southeast Missouri State 115
3 Eastern Kentucky 99
4 Austin Peay 84
5 Tennessee State 75
6 UT Martin 58
7 Murray State 55
8 Eastern Illinois 38
9 Tennessee Tech 16

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

Game summaries

Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 7 13 0 0 20
Skyhawks 14 0 14 14 42
See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1966 L, 7–26

at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 (FBS) Gators 3 14 14 14 45
See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 7 0 0 14
Salukis 0 14 14 0 28
See also: 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2006 FCS Playoffs L, 30–36

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 7 0 0 7
Skyhawks 14 10 3 13 40
See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–29–1 2018 L, 38–45

at Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 10 14 7 38
Colonels 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–24 2018 L, 34–35

at Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyahawks 10 17 21 7 55
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14
See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–18 2018 W, 38–13

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 11 0 0 7 18
Skyhawks 14 7 0 6 27
See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–14 2018 L, 21–24

at Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 3 0 0 10
No. 24 Redhawks 3 0 7 7 17
See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–16 2018 L, 33–56

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Gamecocks 7 7 0 3 17
Skyhawks 0 13 6 3 22
See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–33 2018 L, 14–21

at Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 3 7 14 24
Governors 0 17 7 14 38
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–18 2018 W, 37–7

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 3 7 0 17
Skyhawks 7 0 7 14 28
See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–17 2018 L, 28–31

at Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 16 13 7 14 50
See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 L, 14–59

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". UTM Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 UT Martin Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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