# 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

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 StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 28,520 |
| September 10 | 11:00 pm | at Hawaii* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | CI | L 36–41 | 23,900 |
| September 17 | 2:00 pm | Bacone* | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | OVCDN | W 84–6 | 4,037 |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | Graham StadiumMartin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | W 44–23 | 7,316 |
| October 1 | 2:00 pm | at Tennessee State | Hale StadiumNashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN3 | L 30–34 | 10,001 |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | Austin Peay | Graham StadiumMartin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | W 45–31 | 5,130 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Murray State | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | OVCDN | W 38–31 | 3,938 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | at Georgia State* | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | L 6–31 | 15,223 |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | OVCDN | W 33–3 | 3,025 |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | OVCDN | W 33–17 | 3,054 |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | OVCDN | W 24–10 | 3,146 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at No. 2 Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | OVCDN | L 7–33 | 18,982 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 |

### 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 |