2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

The 2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (7th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorChris Polizzi (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumGraham Stadium
(capacity: 7,500)
2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^  5 –0   9 –3  
UT Martin +  5 –0   7 –4  
Tennessee State  2 –3   4 –7  
Tennessee Tech  2 –3   4 –7  
Lindenwood *  1 –3   7 –3  
Eastern Illinois  1 –4   2 –9  
Murray State  1 –4   2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Although UT Martin finished as OVC co-champions with Southeast Missouri State (both with 5–0 OVC records), Southeast Missouri State was awarded the automatic bid to the 2022 FCS playoffs while UT Martin was not.[1] Both teams had identical records in conference play, and no game had been played between the two teams that season, as a result of schedule changes to accommodate new member Lindenwood. The tiebreaker to determine an automatic conference bid ultimately then came down to a coin flip, which UT Martin lost.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m.Western Illinois*No. 18
ESPN+W 42–255,127
September 88:00 p.m.at No. 5 Missouri State*No. 14
ESPN+L 30–359,872
September 174:00 p.m.at Boise State*No. 16
FS1L 7–3036,396
September 247:00 p.m.LindenwoodNo. 18
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 56–264,414
October 13:00 p.m.Tennessee TechdaggerNo. 15
ESPN+W 45–286,412
October 83:00 p.m.at Murray StateNo. 18
ESPN+W 45–166,492
October 223:00 p.m.at No. 3 (FBS) Tennessee*No. 18
SECNL 24–65101,915
October 293:00 p.m.at Houston ChristianNo. 21
ESPN+W 52–281,137
November 51:00 p.m.Kennesaw State*No. 20
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+L 27–443,408
November 124:00 p.m.at Tennessee State
ESPN+W 20–32,665
November 193:00 p.m.Eastern IllinoisNo. 25
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 34–313,003
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References
  1. Weir, Grayson (November 20, 2022). "College football team misses out on playoffs because it lost a coin flip". Outkick. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. "2022 Football Schedule". utmsports.com.
  3. "2022 Football Schedule". fbschedules.com.
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