2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from STATS Poll

2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football
2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2019 record	7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bannon (4th as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Jordon Hankins (3rd as DC, 10th overall season)
Home stadium	Graham Stadium; (Capacity: 8,500)
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

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.

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

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

Offense

Terry Fultz – OT

Defense

Julian Crutchfield – DL

Austin Pickett – DL

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 42–20	3,008
September 7	6:30 p.m.	at No. 11 (FBS) Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	L 0–45	80,007
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 14–28	8,983
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Murray State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 40–7	4,612
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN3	W 38–28	11,260
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 55–14	5,330
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 27–18	2,004
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 10–17	2,467
November 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 22 Jacksonville State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 22–17	4,169
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 24–38	8,679
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 28–17	1,776
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 7–50	41,495
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v t UT Martin Skyhawks football
Venues	Graham Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sgt. York Trophy (Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech)
People	NFL draftees
	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t	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