2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

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.

2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football
OVC co-champion
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (5–0 OVC)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bannon (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Chris Polizzi (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Graham Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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 *		2	–	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Western Illinois*	No. 18	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 42–25	5,127
September 8	8:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Missouri State*	No. 14	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 30–35	9,872
September 17	4:00 p.m.	at Boise State*	No. 16	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	L 7–30	36,396
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	No. 18	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 56–26	4,414
October 1	3:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	No. 15	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 45–28	6,412
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Murray State	No. 18	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	W 45–16	6,492
October 22	3:00 p.m.	at No. 3 (FBS) Tennessee*	No. 18	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 24–65	101,915
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian	No. 21	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 52–28	1,137
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State*	No. 20	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	L 27–44	3,408
November 12	4:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State		Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 20–3	2,665
November 19	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	No. 25	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 34–31	3,003
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 3 Dresser Winn Sr WR 9 E. J. Smoot Jr WR 15 Colton Dowell GS WR 17 Ajay Smith Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 12 Carson Evans  So CB 14 Tyler Gore GS LB 16 Jaylon Sharpe  So DT 93 Jarid Johnson Jr NT 94 Christian Dowell So NT 96 Myles Saulsberry Fr DT 97 Toby Camp  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 40 Brock Powers Sr LS 44 Brett Kuczynski  Fr P 47 Jackson Abel Fr	Head coach Jason Simpson Coordinators/assistant coaches Travis Partridge (Pass game coordinator / quarterbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster