Jason Simpson

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Jason Simpson
Coach Jason Simpson.jpeg
Current position
Title Head coach
Team UT Martin
Conference OVC
Record115–87
Biographical details
Born (1971-01-25) January 25, 1971 (age 53)
Ellisville, Mississippi, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1990–1992 Mississippi State
Baseball
1993–1994 Southern Miss
Position(s) Quarterback,
Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995 Delta State (GA)
1996 Collins HS (MS) (assistant)
1997–1999 Jacksonville State (QB)
2000–2002 Texas State (QB/WR)
2003–2005 Chattanooga (OC)
2006–present Tennessee–Martin / UT Martin
Head coaching record
Overall115–87
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 OVC (2006, 2021–2022)
Big South–OVC (2023)
Awards
OVC Coach of the Year (2006)

Jason Edwin Simpson (born January 25, 1971) is an American football coach.

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Career

He is head football coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin, a position he has held since 2006. Simpson has led the UT Martin Skyhawks to two Ohio Valley Conference championships, in 2006 and 2021.

Simpson's son, Ty Simpson, is a top quarterback recruit for the Class of 2022 who signed with Alabama.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs TSN/STATS#Coaches°
Tennessee–Martin / UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference)(2006–2022)
2006 Tennessee–Martin9–36–1T–1stL NCAA Division I First Round 13
2007 Tennessee–Martin4–74–46th
2008 Tennessee–Martin8–46–2T–2nd
2009 UT Martin 5–64–44th
2010 UT Martin 6–55–3T–5th
2011 UT Martin 5–64–4T–5th
2012 UT Martin 8–36–2T–2nd
2013 UT Martin 7–55–3T–3rd
2014 UT Martin 6–65–3T–3rd
2015 UT Martin 7–46–23rd
2016 UT Martin 7–56–22nd
2017 UT Martin 6–54–44th
2018 UT Martin 2–92–68th
2019 UT Martin 7–56–23rd
2020 UT Martin 3–43–45th
2021 UT Martin 10–35–11stL NCAA Division I Second Round
2022 UT Martin 7–45–0T–1st
UT Martin Skyhawks (Big South–OVC Football Association)(2023)
2023 UT Martin 8–35–1T–1st
UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference)(2024–present)
2024 UT Martin 0–00–0
Tennessee–Martin / UT Martin:115–8787–48
Total:115–87
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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