2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
2017 record 6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach Jason Simpson (12th season)
Offensive coordinator Kevin Bannon (2nd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Jordon Hankins (1st as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadium Graham Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2017 OVC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 –0     10 –2  
Austin Peay  7 –1     8 –4  
Eastern Illinois  5 –3     6 –5  
UT Martin  4 –4     6 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 –5     3 –7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 –5     3 –8  
Tennessee State  2 –5     6 –5  
Murray State  2 –5     3 –8  
Tennessee Tech  1 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their home games at Graham Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. Clarion* Graham Stadium • Martin, TN OVCDN W 36–0   1,103
September 9 11:00 a.m. at Ole Miss* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN L 23–45   60,476
September 16 5:00 p.m. at No. 15 Chattanooga* Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN ESPN3 W 21–7   10,141
September 23 4:00 p.m. No. 20 Tennessee State No. 24 Graham Stadium • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN3 W 31–16   6,484
September 30 6:00 p.m. at Austin Peay No. 18 Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN L 0–7   8,812
October 7 2:00 p.m. Murray Statedagger No. 25 Graham Stadium • Martin, TN OVCDN L 10–13   4,618
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY OVCDN L 21–31   9,420
October 28 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois Graham Stadium • Martin, TN ESPN3 W 27–10   1,682
November 4 1:00 p.m. at Southeast Missouri State Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO OVCDN W 16–14   2,185
November 11 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Jacksonville State Graham Stadium • Martin, TN ESPN3 L 7–14   2,493
November 18 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN W 24–0   2,159
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV 24 18 25 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches NR NR NR RV 21 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

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