2021 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

American college football season

2021 UT Martin Skyhawks football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record10–3 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
  • Jason Simpson (16th season)
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Polizzi (2nd season)
Home stadiumGraham Stadium
Seasons
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2022 →
2021 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky*ESPN+L 21–5916,236
September 116:00 p.m.Samford*ESPN+W 33–275,869
September 186:00 p.m.at Northwestern State*ESPN+W 35–109,146
September 253:00 p.m.at No. 9 Jacksonville State*ESPN+W 34–3118,648
October 92:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 21
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 48–247,111
October 162:00 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisNo. 17
ESPN3W 28–173,189
October 232:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri StateNo. 13
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN
ESPN+W 38–302,230
October 302:00 p.m.Austin PeayNo. 13
ESPN+W 17–162,117
November 62:00 p.m.Tennessee StateNo. 15
  • Graham Stadium
  • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN3W 41–203,712
November 131:30 p.m.at Tennessee TechNo. 13
ESPN+W 42–39,604
November 201:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri StateNo. 13ESPN+L 14–313,219
November 273:00 p.m.at No. 12 Missouri State*No. 16ESPN+W 32–315,072
December 43:00 p.m.at No. 7 Montana State*No. 16
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)
ESPN+L 7–2615,327

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Game summaries

at Western Kentucky

Tennessee–Martin at Western Kentucky
1 234Total
Skyhawks 7 707 21
• Hilltoppers 7 211414 56
        
Scoring summary
111:04UTMKeon Howard 2-yard rush (Tyler Larco kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56)		UTM 7–0
04:09WKUDaewood Davis 73-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41)		TIE 7–7
214:56WKUMitchell Tinsley 10-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(6 plays, 55 yards, 2:36)		WKU 14–7
09:31WKUJerreth Sterns 22-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:40)		WKU 21–7
01:43WKUMalachi Corley 8-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(12 plays, 79 yards, 4:58)		WKU 28–7
00:10UTMColton Dowell 27-yard pass from Keon Howard (Tyler Larco kick)
(6 plays, 85 yards, 1:27)		WKU 28–14
312:51WKUJerreth Sterns 7-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(5 plays, 53 yards, 2:09)		WKU 35–14
11:10WKUJoshua Simon 45-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(2 plays, 47 yards, 0:48)		WKU 42–14
03:02WKUBrayden Narveson 30-yard field goal
(12 plays, 68 yards, 5:06)		WKU 45–14
414:17WKUJoshua Simon 3-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(4 plays, 57 yards, 2:01)		WKU 52–14
07:22UTMKeon Howard 9-yard rush (Tyler Larco kick)
(14 plays, 75 yards, 6:54)		WKU 52–21
05:36WKUCraig Burt Jr. 54-yard pass from Carson Baker (Brayden Narveson kick)
(3 plays, 65 yards, 1:41)		WKU 59–21
Pregame line Over/under
WKU –24.0 58.5[2]
Statistics UT Martin Western Kentucky
First downs 22 25
Total yards 396 587
Rushing yards 201 109
Passing yards 195 478
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 33:30 26:30
Team Category Player Statistics
UT Martin Passing Keon Howard 20/43, 195 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Peyton Logan 7 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Colton Dowell 6 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD
Western Kentucky Passing Bailey Zappe 28/35, 424 yards, 7 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Kye Robichaux 9 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Jerreth Sterns 7 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs

References

  1. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". University of Tennessee at Martin. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks vs WKU Hilltoppers". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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