2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

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2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football
UT Martin Skyhawks wordmark.svg
OVC co-champion
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (7th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorChris Polizzi (3rd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Graham Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^  5 0   9 3  
UT Martin +  5 0   7 4  
Tennessee State  2 3   4 7  
Tennessee Tech  2 3   4 7  
Lindenwood *  1 3   7 3  
Eastern Illinois  1 4   2 9  
Murray State  1 4   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

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Although UT Martin finished as OVC co-champions with Southeast Missouri State (both with 5–0 OVC records), Southeast Missouri State was awarded the automatic bid to the 2022 FCS playoffs while UT Martin was not. [1] Both teams had identical records in conference play, and no game had been played between the two teams that season, as a result of schedule changes to accommodate new member Lindenwood. The tiebreaker to determine an automatic conference bid ultimately then came down to a coin flip, which UT Martin lost. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m. Western Illinois *No. 18 ESPN+ W 42–255,127
September 88:00 p.m.at No. 5 Missouri State *No. 14ESPN+L 30–359,872
September 174:00 p.m.at Boise State *No. 16 FS1 L 7–3036,396
September 247:00 p.m. Lindenwood No. 18
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 56–264,414
October 13:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
ESPN+W 45–286,412
October 83:00 p.m.at Murray State No. 18ESPN+W 45–166,492
October 223:00 p.m.at No. 3 (FBS) Tennessee *No. 18 SECN L 24–65101,915
October 293:00 p.m.at Houston Christian No. 21ESPN+W 52–281,137
November 51:00 p.m. Kennesaw State *No. 20
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+L 27–443,408
November 124:00 p.m.at Tennessee State
ESPN+W 20–32,665
November 193:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois No. 25
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 34–313,003
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2] [3]

Roster

2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 3 Dresser Winn Sr
WR 9E. J. SmootJr
WR 15 Colton Dowell GS
WR 17Ajay SmithJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 12Carson Evans Redshirt.svg  So
CB 14Tyler GoreGS
LB 16Jaylon Sharpe Redshirt.svg  So
DT 93Jarid JohnsonJr
NT 94Christian DowellSo
NT 96Myles SaulsberryFr
DT 97Toby Camp Redshirt.svg  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 40Brock PowersSr
LS 44Brett Kuczynski Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 47Jackson AbelFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. 1 2 Weir, Grayson (November 20, 2022). "College football team misses out on playoffs because it lost a coin flip". Outkick. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. "2022 Football Schedule". utmsports.com.
  3. "2022 Football Schedule". fbschedules.com.