2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

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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
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 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

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Preseason coaches' poll

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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

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

Schedule

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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

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Game summaries

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Northwestern State

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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

At Florida

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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

At Southern Illinois

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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

Murray State

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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

At Eastern Kentucky

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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

At Tennessee Tech

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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

Eastern Illinois

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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

At Southeast Missouri State

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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

Jacksonville State

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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

At Austin Peay

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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

Tennessee State

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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

At Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 16 13 7 14 50
See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team

References

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  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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