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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Roster
2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 3 Dresser Winn Sr
WR 9 E. J. Smoot Jr
WR 15 Colton Dowell GS
WR 17 Ajay Smith Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 12 Carson Evans  So
CB 14 Tyler Gore GS
LB 16 Jaylon Sharpe  So
DT 93 Jarid Johnson Jr
NT 94 Christian Dowell So
NT 96 Myles Saulsberry Fr
DT 97 Toby Camp  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 40 Brock Powers Sr
LS 44 Brett Kuczynski  Fr
P 47 Jackson Abel Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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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