2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
The 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their home games at Graham Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 2017 record | 6–5 (4–4 OVC) |
| Head coach | Jason Simpson (12th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Bannon (2nd as OC, 5th overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jordon Hankins (1st as DC, 8th overall season) |
| Home stadium | Graham Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Clarion* | OVCDN | W 36–0 | 1,103 | ||
| September 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at Ole Miss* | SECN | L 23–45 | 60,476 | ||
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Chattanooga* | ESPN3 | W 21–7 | 10,141 | ||
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 20 Tennessee State | No. 24 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–16 | 6,484 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | No. 18 |
| OVCDN | L 0–7 | 8,812 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 25 |
| OVCDN | L 10–13 | 4,618 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | OVCDN | L 21–31 | 9,420 | ||
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois |
| ESPN3 | W 27–10 | 1,682 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | OVCDN | W 16–14 | 2,185 | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Jacksonville State |
| ESPN3 | L 7–14 | 2,493 | |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech |
| OVCDN | W 24–0 | 2,159 | |
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 25 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | RV | 21 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
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