2021 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
The 2021 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. UT Martin received an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Missouri State in the first round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Montana State, in the second round. The team played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.
| 2021 UT Martin Skyhawks football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 7–26 vs. Montana State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
| Record | 10–3 (5–1 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Bannon (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Polizzi (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Graham Stadium (capacity: 7,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UT Martin $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky* | ESPN+ | L 21–59 | 16,236 | ||
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Samford* | ESPN+ | W 33–27 | 5,869 | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State* | ESPN+ | W 35–10 | 9,146 | ||
| September 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Jacksonville State* | ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 18,648 | ||
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 21 |
| ESPN+ | W 48–24 | 7,111 |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 17 | ESPN3 | W 28–17 | 3,189 | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–30 | 2,230 |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 17–16 | 2,117 |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | W 41–20 | 3,712 |
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 42–3 | 9,604 |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 13 | ESPN+ | L 14–31 | 3,219 | |
| November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Missouri State* | No. 16 | ESPN+ | W 32–31 | 5,072 | |
| December 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Montana State* | No. 16 |
| ESPN+ | L 7–26 | 15,327 |
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