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2014 UT Martin

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2014, game by game: lost at Kentucky 14–59; lost at Central Arkansas 24–26; won vs. Cumberland (TN) 63–7; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 24–49; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 27–31; lost at Jacksonville State 14–38; won vs. Tennessee Tech 17–10; won vs. Tennessee State 21–16; won vs. Austin Peay 37–7; won at Murray State 62–38; lost at No. 1 Mississippi State 16–45; won at Eastern Illinois 37–16+56−45Lost 14–59 at Kentucky-45KentuckyLost 24–26 at Central Arkansas-2Central ArkansasWon 63–7 vs. Cumberland (TN)+56Cumberland (TN)Lost 24–49 vs. Eastern Kentucky-25Eastern KentuckyLost 27–31 vs. Southeast Missouri State-4Southeast Misso…Lost 14–38 at Jacksonville State-24Jacksonville St…Won 17–10 vs. Tennessee Tech+7Tennessee TechWon 21–16 vs. Tennessee State+5Tennessee StateWon 37–7 vs. Austin Peay+30Austin PeayWon 62–38 at Murray State+24Murray StateLost 16–45 at No. 1 Mississippi State-29No. 1 Mississippi Sta…Won 37–16 at Eastern Illinois+21Eastern Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atKentuckyL 14–⁠5934%
Sep 6atCentral ArkansasL 24–⁠2637%
Sep 11vsCumberland (TN)W 63–⁠776%
Sep 20vsEastern KentuckyL 24–⁠4947%
Sep 27vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 27–⁠3164%
Oct 4atJacksonville StateL 14–⁠3824%
Oct 9vsTennessee TechW 17–⁠1061%
Oct 18vsTennessee StateW 21–⁠1636%
Oct 25vsAustin PeayW 37–⁠777%
Nov 1atMurray StateW 62–⁠3849%
Nov 8at1Mississippi StateL 16–⁠458%
Nov 22atEastern IllinoisW 37–⁠1636%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Illinois 37–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
356–⁠342
Coach
—
Elo
1385 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.0 No. 42 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 206
Offensive coordinator
John Bond
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Byrd

Leaders

Passing yardsJarod Neal QB332 yds
Passing touchdownsJarod Neal QB2 TD
Rushing yardsAbou Toure RB175 yds
Rushing touchdownsJarod Neal QB1 TD
Receiving yardsWilliam Tanner WR118 yds
Receiving touchdownsBen Axline WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Andrew Horton CB★★No. 3208
C.J. McElrath OLB★★No. 3478
Logan Burns CB★★No. 3478

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.730
Defensive backs22.00.740
Whole class32.00.737

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State8–⁠010–⁠2
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UT Martin5–⁠36–⁠6
Eastern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠7
Tennessee Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Tennessee State3–⁠56–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠55–⁠7
Murray State1–⁠73–⁠9
Austin Peay1–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.