2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Byrd (5th season)
Home stadiumGraham Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Tennessee Tech   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Tennessee State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Illinois   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Murray State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
SE Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Eastern Kentucky   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat Cincinnati*
ESPN3L 7–2828,520
September 1011:00 pmat Hawaii*
CIL 36–4123,900
September 172:00 pmBacone*
OVCDNW 84–64,037
September 242:00 pmTennessee Tech
OVCDNW 44–237,316
October 12:00 pmat Tennessee State
ESPN3L 30–3410,001
October 82:00 pmAustin Peaydagger
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
OVCDNW 45–315,130
October 156:00 pmat Murray State
OVCDNW 38–313,938
October 223:30 pmat Georgia State*
ESPN3L 6–3115,223
October 292:00 pmEastern Kentucky
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
OVCDNW 33–33,025
November 51:00 pmat Eastern Illinois
OVCDNW 33–173,054
November 122:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
OVCDNW 24–103,146
November 191:00 pmat No. 2 Jacksonville State
OVCDNL 7–3318,982
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 0 0 0 7
Bearcats 0 6 8 14 28

See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

At Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 10 7 7 12 36
Rainbow Warriors 7 7 14 13 41

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Bacone

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 6 0 0 0 6
Skyhawks 28 35 7 14 84

See also: Bacone College

Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 6 3 0 14 23
Skyhawks 7 14 7 16 44

See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 16 0 0 14 30
Tigers 0 10 7 17 34

See also: 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 0 3 21 31
Skyhawks 14 17 7 7 45

See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

At Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 20 7 0 11 38
Racers 7 14 0 10 31

See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

At Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 3 0 3 6
Panthers 7 3 14 7 31

See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 3 0 0 0 3
Skyhawks 7 14 6 6 33

See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 6 7 3 17 33
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17

See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0 7 0 3 10
Skyhawks 3 7 7 7 24

See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 7 0 7
#2 Gamecocks 12 7 7 7 33

See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". University of Tennessee at Martin. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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