UT Martin Skyhawks football

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UT Martin Skyhawks football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
Utmartin wordmark 2007.png
First season1925;100 years ago (1925)
Head coach Jason Simpson
20th season, 124–92 (.574)
Stadium Graham Stadium
(capacity: 7,500)
Location Martin, Tennessee
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference OVC–Big South
All-time record290–385–6 (.430)
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
Conference titles7
ColorsNavy blue, orange, and white [1]
     
Website utmsports.com

The UT Martin Skyhawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The school's first football team was fielded in 1925, while known as Hall-Moody Junior College (later changing it to University of Tennessee Junior College in 1927, which they kept until 1950). The team plays its home games at the 7,500 seat Graham Stadium. They are coached by Jason Simpson. [2]

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UT Martin's official mascot became the Skyhawks in 1995. The school lists three references regarding the name, such as the fact that when the school's first site was a Bible institute, the school's athletic teams were called "sky pilots", a frontier term for preachers. During World War II, UT Junior College contracted with the Naval War Training Service to help train pilots, who completed their flight training at an airport now near a high school. Also, Red-tail hawks are indigenous to the west Tennessee region. The previous names of the athletic team were the Junior Volunteers and the Pacers.

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Conference championships

UT Martin has won seven conference championships, four outright and three shared. [3]

SeasonConferenceCoachOverall RecordConference Record
1936Mississippi Valley ConferenceW. E. Derryberry8–0n/a
19376–2–1n/a
1960 Volunteer State Athletic Conference Bob Carroll7–3n/a
1988† Gulf South Conference Don McLeary 11–27–1
2006† Ohio Valley Conference Jason Simpson 9–36–1
202110–35–1
2022†7–45–0
2023† Big South–OVC Football Association 8–35–1
2024†8–46–2

† denotes co-championship

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Skyhawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs three times with an overall record of 2–3.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2006 First RoundSouthern IllinoisL 30–36
2021 First Round
Second Round		 Missouri State
Montana State 		W 32–31
L 7–26
2024 First Round
Second Round		 New Hampshire
Montana State 		W 41–10
L 17–49

NCAA Division II

The Skyhawks have appeared in the Division II playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1988 First Round
Quarterfinals		Butler
Texas A&I		W 23–6
L 0–34

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of July 23, 2025. [4]

202520262027202820292030
at Oklahoma State at West Virginia Indiana State at Alabama North Alabama at North Alabama
at UTEP at Memphis at UCF at Indiana State
Southern Illinois at Ball State
at Missouri State

References

  1. ↑ "UT Martin Artsheet" (PDF). UTMSports.com. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2017 UT Martin Football Media Guide by UT Martin Skyhawk Athletics - Issuu".
  3. ↑ "2017 UT Martin Football Media Guide by UT Martin Skyhawk Athletics - Issuu".
  4. ↑ "UT Martin Skyhawks Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
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