UT Martin Skyhawks
OVCMartin, TNGraham Stadium
2026: 3–4 (2–0 OVC). Last: beat Gardner-Webb 17–6 at home. Next: at Western Illinois, Saturday, Oct 24, 4 p.m. ET.
- L 24–36Central Arkansas
- W 42–7Chicago State
- L 7–52at West Virginia
- L 21–45at Memphis
- L 12–35at Austin Peay
- W 42–28at Tennessee State
- W 17–6Gardner-Webb
- Oct 24at Western Illinois
- Oct 31Eastern Illinois
- Nov 7at Charleston Southern
- Nov 14Lindenwood
- Nov 21at Southeast Missouri State
UT Martin has played football since 1925 and is officially 295–388–6; 262 of its 689 games are in our file. They have won three Ohio Valley Conference titles (the last in 2022), plus two Big South–OVC Football Association titles, two Mississippi Valley Conference titles, one Gulf South Conference title, one Volunteer State Athletic Conference title, counting shared titles. The most-played rival is Tennessee State: 22 meetings, UT Martin leads 14–8. This season, they’re 3–4.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 295–388–6 official; 135–127 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–0 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1324
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 35 · Composite No. 63 in FCS, Oct 17; up 5 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 9 last in 2024
- Seasons
- 30 since 1967, 262 games
2026 season 3–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs Central Arkansas | L 24–36 | 71% |
| Sep 5 | vs Chicago State | W 42–7 | 66% |
| Sep 12 | at West Virginia | L 7–52 | 22% |
| Sep 19 | at Memphis | L 21–45 | 15% |
| Sep 26 | at Austin Peay | L 12–35 | 28% |
| Oct 10 | at Tennessee State | W 42–28 | 57% |
| Oct 17 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 17–6 | 63% |
| Oct 24 | at Western Illinois | Preview | 54% |
| Oct 31 | vs Eastern Illinois | Preview | 73% |
| Nov 7 | at Charleston Southern | Preview | 49% |
| Nov 14 | vs Lindenwood | Preview | 67% |
| Nov 21 | at Southeast Missouri State | Preview | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Tate Surber917 passing yards, 4 TD (leads UT Martin in passing yards)
- Chris Franklin406 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads UT Martin in rushing yards)
- Joel Castleberry34 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT (leads UT Martin in interceptions)
- Makhia Sherrard21 catches, 251 yards, 2 TD (leads UT Martin in receiving yards)
- Trey Cotton34 tackles, 1 INT
- Jaydon Peete240 rushing yards, 2 TD
Program strength since 1967
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Tennessee State
14–8 in 22
- 2017 W 31–16
- 2018 L 28–31
- 2019 W 28–17
- 2020 L 24–26
- 2021 W 41–20
- 2022 W 20–3
- 2023 W 20–10
- 2024 W 28–21
- 2025 W 26–7
- 2026 W 42–28
Won the last six.
- Southeast Missouri State
13–9 in 22
- 2016 W 24–10
- 2017 W 16–14
- 2018 L 33–56
- 2019 L 10–17
- 2020 L 16–21
- 2021 W 38–30
- 2021 L 14–31
- 2023 W 41–14
- 2024 L 42–45
- 2025 W 34–10
Won the last one.
Next: Nov 21
- Tennessee Tech
15–7 in 22
- 2016 W 44–23
- 2017 W 24–0
- 2018 W 38–13
- 2019 W 55–14
- 2020 W 40–7
- 2021 W 42–3
- 2022 W 45–28
- 2023 W 44–41
- 2024 L 9–10
- 2025 L 17–20
Lost the last two.
| Opponent | Games | UTM record |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 22 | 14–8 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 22 | 13–9 |
| Tennessee Tech | 22 | 15–7 |
| Eastern Illinois | 22 | 16–6 |
| Murray State | 18 | 12–6 |
| Jacksonville State | 18 | 5–13 |
| Austin Peay | 18 | 14–4 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 14 | 4–10 |
Every opponent (66)
Every program UT Martin has played, A to Z, with UT Martin’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Arkansas 0–1
- Arkansas State 0–4
- Auburn 0–1
- Austin Peay 14–4
- Bacone College 1–0
- Baker University 1–0
- Bethel University Tennessee 1–0
- Boise State 0–2
- Central Arkansas 1–3
- Charleston Southern 3–0
- Chattanooga 2–1
- Chicago State 1–0
- Cincinnati 0–1
- Clarion 1–0
- Concordia (AL) 1–0
- Cumberland (TN) 1–0
- East Tennessee State 0–1
- Eastern Illinois 16–6
- Eastern Kentucky 4–10
- Florida 0–1
- Gardner-Webb 5–1
- Georgia 0–1
- Georgia State 0–1
- Hawai’i 0–1
- Houston Christian 2–0
- Indiana State 0–1
- Iowa Wesleyan 1–0
- Jacksonville State 5–13
- Kansas State 0–1
- Kennesaw State 1–1
- Kentucky 0–2
- Lambuth 1–0
- Lindenwood 2–1
- Memphis 1–3
- Middle Tennessee 0–2
- Mississippi State 0–2
- Missouri 0–1
- Missouri State 2–5
- Montana State 0–2
- Murray State 12–6
- New Hampshire 1–0
- North Alabama 2–0
- Northern Illinois 0–1
- Northwestern State 2–0
- Ohio 0–1
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Ole Miss 0–2
- Samford 2–4
- SE Louisiana 1–1
- South Alabama 0–1
- South Florida 0–1
- Southeast Missouri State 13–9
- Southern Illinois 0–3
- Southern Miss 0–1
- Tennessee 0–2
- Tennessee State 14–8
- Tennessee Tech 15–7
- UAB 0–1
- Union College 1–0
- Urbana 1–0
- UTEP 0–1
- West Chester 1–0
- West Virginia 0–1
- Western Illinois 3–1
- Western Kentucky 0–1
- Western Michigan 0–1
Conference titles
9, counting shared titles- Gulf South Conference 1
- 1988 (shared)
- Volunteer State Athletic Conference 1
- 1960
- Mississippi Valley Conference 2
- 1936, 1937
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1925–1927
- Mississippi Valley Conference 1928–1950
- Volunteer State Athletic Conference 1951–1969
- Mid-South Athletic Conference 1970–1971
- Gulf South Conference 1973–1989
- Independent 1990–1991
- OVC 1992–2022
- Big South-OVC 2023–2024
- OVC-Big South 2025
- OVC since 2026
- 2026Joined the OVC from the OVC-Big South in football, announced June 18, 2026. Source
UT Martin’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 7 since 1967
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
The University of Tennessee–Martin- Enrollment
- 7,499 6,809 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Martin, Tennessee
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1900
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $44,213 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1324 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–6 | 6–2 | 1360 | ||||
| 2024 | 9–5 | 6–2 | 1457 | ||||
| 2023 | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1417 | ||||
| 2022 | 7–4 | 5–0 | 1389 | ||||
| 2021 | 10–3 | 6–1 | 1389 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–4 | 1301 | |||||
| 2019 | 7–5 | 6–2 | 1339 | ||||
| 2018 | 2–9 | 2–6 | 1236 | ||||
| 2017 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1361 | ||||
| 2016 | 7–5 | 6–2 | 1397 | ||||
| 2015 | 7–4 | 6–2 | 1410 | ||||
| 2014 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 1385 | ||||
| 2013 | 2–2 | 1364 | |||||
| 2012 | 8–3 | 6–2 | 1398 | ||||
| 2011 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1304 | ||||
| 2010 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1307 | ||||
| 2009 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 1270 | ||||
| 2008 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 1379 | ||||
| 2007 | 3–7 | 3–4 | 1296 | ||||
| 2006 | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1374 | ||||
| 2005 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 1208 | ||||
| 2004 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1078 | ||||
| 2003 | 2–10 | 1–7 | 1071 | ||||
| 2002 | 0–1 | 1183 |
Every season back to 1967 (5 more)
Officially 295–388–6 since 1925 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 135–127 (262 of its 689 games are on file). Our file starts in 1967; the program began in 1925. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1968–76, 1978–79, 1981–97, 2000–01: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.