2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

The 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their home games at Graham Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.[1] They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in OVC play to finish in second place.

2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2016 record	7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bannon (1st as OC 4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Byrd (5th season)
Home stadium	Graham Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

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

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 Honolulu, 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 Stadium 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	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 7–33	18,982
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Cincinnati

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

at Hawaii

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

Bacone

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

Tennessee Tech

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

at Tennessee State

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

Austin Peay

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

at Murray State

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

at Georgia State

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

Eastern Kentucky

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

at Eastern Illinois

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

Southeast Missouri State

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

at Jacksonville State

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

References

1. "2016 Football Schedules". UTM Sports. February 21, 2016. Archived from the original on 2014-05-30. Retrieved February 21, 2016.