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2018 UT Martin

2–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2018, game by game: lost at Missouri 14–51; lost at Middle Tennessee 37–61; lost vs. Chattanooga 24–34; won vs. Austin Peay 37–7; lost at Murray State 38–45; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 34–35; lost at Eastern Illinois 21–24; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 33–56; lost at Jacksonville State 14–21; won vs. Tennessee Tech 38–13; lost at Tennessee State 28–31+30−37Lost 14–51 at Missouri-37MissouriLost 37–61 at Middle Tennessee-24Middle TennesseeLost 24–34 vs. Chattanooga-10ChattanoogaWon 37–7 vs. Austin Peay+30Austin PeayLost 38–45 at Murray State-7Murray StateLost 34–35 vs. Eastern Kentucky-1Eastern KentuckyLost 21–24 at Eastern Illinois-3Eastern IllinoisLost 33–56 vs. Southeast Missouri State-23Southeast Misso…Lost 14–21 at Jacksonville State-7Jacksonville St…Won 38–13 vs. Tennessee Tech+25Tennessee TechLost 28–31 at Tennessee State-3Tennessee State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atMissouriL 14–⁠5120%
Sep 8atMiddle TennesseeL 37–⁠6125%
Sep 15vsChattanoogaL 24–⁠3458%
Sep 22vsAustin PeayW 37–⁠748%
Sep 29atMurray StateL 38–⁠4565%
Oct 13vsEastern KentuckyL 34–⁠3563%
Oct 20atEastern IllinoisL 21–⁠2454%
Oct 27vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 33–⁠5644%
Nov 3atJacksonville StateL 14–⁠2116%
Nov 10vsTennessee TechW 38–⁠1376%
Nov 17atTennessee StateL 28–⁠3142%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee State 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠378
Coach
—
Elo
1236 −104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.4 No. 57 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 145
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Bannon
Defensive coordinator
Jordon Hankins

Leaders

Passing yardsDresser Winn QB523 yds
Passing touchdownsDresser Winn QB5 TD
Rushing yardsLadarius Galloway RB79 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaimiee Bowe RB2 TD
Receiving yardsJaylon Moore WR135 yds
Receiving touchdownsLadarius Galloway RB2 TD
TacklesJames Gilleylen LB18 tkl
SacksJames Gilleylen LB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2018 class

D’Andre Litaker DT★★★No. 568
Nonte Davis WDE★★★No. 1697
Davin Dyal TE★★No. 3127
Jarious Johnson RB★★No. 3185
Chase Farris OG★★No. 3189

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.760
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.769
Offensive line22.00.761
Defensive line23.00.850
Whole class72.30.788

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.

2018 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State7–⁠19–⁠4
Southeast Missouri State6–⁠29–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠27–⁠4
Murray State5–⁠35–⁠6
Tennessee State3–⁠44–⁠5
Austin Peay3–⁠55–⁠6
Eastern Illinois3–⁠53–⁠8
UT Martin2–⁠62–⁠9
Tennessee Tech1–⁠71–⁠10

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