2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
2016 record 7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach Jason Simpson (11th year)
Offensive coordinator Kevin Bannon (1st as OC 4th year)
Defensive coordinator Jeff Byrd (5th year)
Home stadium Graham Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2016 OVC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 0         10 – 1  
UT Martin   6 – 2         7 – 5  
Tennessee Tech   5 – 3         5 – 6  
Eastern Illinois   4 – 4         6 – 5  
Murray State   4 – 4         4 – 7  
Tennessee State   4 – 3         7 – 4  
SE Missouri State   3 – 5         3 – 8  
Eastern Kentucky   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Austin Peay   0 – 8         0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their home games at Graham Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.[1] They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in OVC play to finish in second place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM at Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 L 7–28   28,520
September 10 11:00 PM at Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI CI L 36–41   23,900
September 17 2:00 PM Bacone* Graham Stadium • Martin, TN OVCDN W 84–6   4,037
September 24 2:00 PM Tennessee Tech Graham Stadium • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN W 44–23   7,316
October 1 2:00 PM at Tennessee State Hale Stadium • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN3 L 30–34   10,001
October 8 2:00 PM Austin Peaydagger Graham Stadium • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN W 45–31   5,130
October 15 6:00 PM at Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY OVCDN W 38–31   3,938
October 22 3:30 PM at Georgia State* Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 L 6–31   15,223
October 29 2:00 PM Eastern Kentucky Graham Stadium • Martin, TN OVCDN W 33–3   3,025
November 5 1:00 PM at Eastern Illinois O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL OVCDN W 33–17   3,054
November 12 2:00 PM Southeast Missouri State Graham Stadium • Martin, TN OVCDN W 24–10   3,146
November 19 1:00 PM at No. 2 Jacksonville State JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL OVCDN L 7–33   18,982
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 0 0 0 7
Bearcats 0 6 8 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 10 7 7 12 36
Rainbow Warriors 7 7 14 13 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Bacone

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 6 0 0 0 6
Skyhawks 28 35 7 14 84
See also: Bacone College
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 6 3 0 14 23
Skyhawks 7 14 7 16 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–19 2015 W 31–17

at Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 16 0 0 14 30
Tigers 0 10 7 17 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–15 2015 W 28–14

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 0 3 21 31
Skyhawks 14 17 7 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–17 2015 W 44–14

at Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 20 7 0 11 38
Racers 7 14 0 10 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–28–1 2015 W 52–45

at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 3 0 3 6
Panthers 7 3 14 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 3 0 0 0 3
Skyhawks 7 14 6 6 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–23 2015 W 42–35

at Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 6 7 3 17 33
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14 2015 L 21–23

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0 7 0 3 10
Skyhawks 3 7 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–15 2015 W 28–25

at Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 7 0 7
#2 Gamecocks 12 7 7 7 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14 2015 L 41–48

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Football Schedules". UTM Sports. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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