2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

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.

2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bannon (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jordon Hankins (3rd season)
Home stadium	Graham Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

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

Preseason All-OVC team

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

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Game summaries

Northwestern State

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

See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

At Florida

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

See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team

At Southern Illinois

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

See also: 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Murray State

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

See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

At Eastern Kentucky

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

See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Tennessee Tech

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

See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Eastern Illinois

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

See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

At Southeast Missouri State

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

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Jacksonville State

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

See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

At Austin Peay

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

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

Tennessee State

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

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Kentucky

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

See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team