2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bannon (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Byrd (5th season)
Home stadium	Graham Stadium

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 7–28	28,520
September 10	11:00 pm	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	CI	L 36–41	23,900
September 17	2:00 pm	Bacone*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 84–6	4,037
September 24	2:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 44–23	7,316
October 1	2:00 pm	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	L 30–34	10,001
October 8	2:00 pm	Austin Peay	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 45–31	5,130
October 15	6:00 pm	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 38–31	3,938
October 22	3:30 pm	at Georgia State*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 6–31	15,223
October 29	2:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 33–3	3,025
November 5	1:00 pm	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	OVCDN	W 33–17	3,054
November 12	2:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 24–10	3,146
November 19	1:00 pm	at No. 2 Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 7–33	18,982
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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