| Currentseason: | 2024 UT Martin Skyhawks football team |
| Teamname: | UT Martin Skyhawks football |
| Headcoach: | Jason Simpson |
| Headcoachyear: | 19th |
| Hcwins: | 123 |
| Hclosses: | 91 |
| Stadium: | Graham Stadium |
| Stadcapacity: | 7,500 |
| Ncaadivision: | I FCS |
| Conference: | Big South–OVC |
| Atwins: | 290 |
| Atlosses: | 385 |
| Atties: | 6 |
| Bowlwins: | 1 |
| Bowllosses: | 0 |
| Conftitles: | 7 |
| Websitename: | utmsports.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://utmsports.com/sports/football?path=football |
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.[1]
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.
UT Martin has won seven conference championships, four outright and three shared.[2]
| 1936 | Mississippi Valley Conference | W. E. Derryberry | 8–0 | n/a |
| 1937 | 6–2–1 | n/a | ||
| 1960 | Bob Carroll | 7–3 | n/a | |
| 1988† | 11–2 | 7–1 | ||
| 2006† | 9–3 | 6–1 | ||
| 2021 | 10–3 | 5–1 | ||
| 2022† | 7–4 | 5–0 | ||
| 2023† | 8–3 | 5–1 | ||
| 2024† | 8–4 | 6–2 |
The Skyhawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs three times with an overall record of 2–2.
| First Round | Southern Illinois | L 30–36 | ||
| First Round Second Round | W 32–31 L 7–26 | |||
| First Round Second Round | W 41–10 TBD |
The Skyhawks have appeared in the Division II playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.
| First Round Quarterfinals | Butler Texas A&I | W 23–6 L 0–34 |
Notable alumni include:
Announced schedules as of July 22, 2024.[3]
| at Oklahoma State | at Indiana State | Indiana State | at Alabama | North Alabama | at North Alabama | |
| at UTEP | at West Virginia | at UCF | ||||
| Southern Illinois | at Memphis | at Ball State | ||||
| at Missouri State |