# 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

The 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Skyhawks were picked to finish in sixth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
| 4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
| 6 | UT Martin | 58 |
| 7 | Murray State | 55 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |

### Preseason All-OVC team

The Skyhawks had three players at two positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:30 p.m. | Northwestern State* | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ | W 42–20 | 3,008 |
| September 7 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 11 (FBS) Florida* | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPNU | L 0–45 | 80,007 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois* | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN+ | L 14–28 | 8,983 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Murray State | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ | W 40–7 | 4,612 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | ESPN3 | W 38–28 | 11,260 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | W 55–14 | 5,330 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ | W 27–18 | 2,004 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Southeast Missouri State | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | L 10–17 | 2,467 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 Jacksonville State | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ | W 22–17 | 4,169 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 24–38 | 8,679 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | Graham StadiumMartin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | W 28–17 | 1,776 |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kentucky* | Kroger FieldLexington, KY | SECN | L 7–50 | 41,495 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Skyhawks | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### At Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 11 (FBS) Gators | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 |

### At Southern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Salukis | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Skyhawks | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 |

### At Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Colonels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyahawks | 10 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| Skyhawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |

### At Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 24 Redhawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 22 |

### At Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Governors | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |

### Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### At Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 16 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 50 |