2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Austin Peay +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
UT Martin	6	–	2	7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tennessee Tech	3	–	5	6	–	6
Jacksonville State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Murray State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Eastern Illinois	1	–	7	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Preseason

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Skyhawks were picked to finish in sixth place.^[1]

The Skyhawks had three players at two positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.^[2]

Offense

Terry Fultz – OT

Defense

Julian Crutchfield – DL

Austin Pickett – DL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 42–20	3,008
September 7	6:30 p.m.	at No. 11 (FBS) Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	L 0–45	80,007
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 14–28	8,983
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Murray State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 40–7	4,612
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN3	W 38–28	11,260
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 55–14	5,330
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 27–18	2,004
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 10–17	2,467
November 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 22 Jacksonville State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 22–17	4,169
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 24–38	8,679
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 28–17	1,776
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 7–50	41,495
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	7	13	0	0	20
Skyhawks	14	0	14	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 (FBS) Gators	3	14	14	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	7	0	0	14
Salukis	0	14	14	0	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	7	0	0	7
Skyhawks	14	10	3	13	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	10	14	7	38
Colonels	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyahawks	10	17	21	7	55
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	11	0	0	7	18
Skyhawks	14	7	0	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	3	0	0	10
No. 24 Redhawks	3	0	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Gamecocks	7	7	0	3	17
Skyhawks	0	13	6	3	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	3	7	14	24
Governors	0	17	7	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	3	7	0	17
Skyhawks	7	0	7	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	7	7
Wildcats	16	13	7	14	50

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Venues	Graham Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1967 Tangerine Bowl Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech: Sgt. York Trophy
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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