2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

The 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their home games at Graham Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.

2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2017 record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (2nd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJordon Hankins (1st as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadiumGraham Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 0     10 2  
Austin Peay  7 1     8 4  
Eastern Illinois  5 3     6 5  
UT Martin  4 4     6 5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 5     3 7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 5     3 8  
Tennessee State  2 5     6 5  
Murray State  2 5     3 8  
Tennessee Tech  1 7     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Clarion*OVCDNW 36–01,103
September 911:00 a.m.at Ole Miss*SECNL 23–4560,476
September 165:00 p.m.at No. 15 Chattanooga*ESPN3W 21–710,141
September 234:00 p.m.No. 20 Tennessee StateNo. 24
ESPN3W 31–166,484
September 306:00 p.m.at Austin PeayNo. 18OVCDNL 0–78,812
October 72:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 25
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
OVCDNL 10–134,618
October 212:00 p.m.at Eastern KentuckyOVCDNL 21–319,420
October 282:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN3W 27–101,682
November 41:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri StateOVCDNW 16–142,185
November 112:00 p.m.No. 2 Jacksonville State
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN3L 7–142,493
November 181:30 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
OVCDNW 24–02,159

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV 24 18 25 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches NR NR NR RV 21 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

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