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.

2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football
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)

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Clarion*		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 36–0	1,103
September 9	11:00 a.m.	at Ole Miss*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 23–45	60,476
September 16	5:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Chattanooga*		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	W 21–7	10,141
September 23	4:00 p.m.	No. 20 Tennessee State	No. 24	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	W 31–16	6,484
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 18	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	L 0–7	8,812
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 25	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	L 10–13	4,618
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 21–31	9,420
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 27–10	1,682
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 16–14	2,185
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 2 Jacksonville State		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	L 7–14	2,493
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 24–0	2,159
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
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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