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2019 UT Martin

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2019, game by game: won vs. Northwestern State 42–20; lost at No. 11 Florida 0–45; lost at Southern Illinois 14–28; won vs. Murray State 40–7; won at Eastern Kentucky 38–28; won at Tennessee Tech 55–14; won vs. Eastern Illinois 27–18; lost at Southeast Missouri State 10–17; won vs. Jacksonville State 22–17; lost at Austin Peay 24–38; won vs. Tennessee State 28–17; lost at Kentucky 7–50+41−45Won 42–20 vs. Northwestern State+22Northwestern St…Lost 0–45 at No. 11 Florida-45No. 11 FloridaLost 14–28 at Southern Illinois-14Southern Illino…Won 40–7 vs. Murray State+33Murray StateWon 38–28 at Eastern Kentucky+10Eastern KentuckyWon 55–14 at Tennessee Tech+41Tennessee TechWon 27–18 vs. Eastern Illinois+9Eastern IllinoisLost 10–17 at Southeast Missouri State-7Southeast Misso…Won 22–17 vs. Jacksonville State+5Jacksonville St…Lost 24–38 at Austin Peay-14Austin PeayWon 28–17 vs. Tennessee State+11Tennessee StateLost 7–50 at Kentucky-43Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNorthwestern StateW 42–⁠2055%
Sep 7at11FloridaL 0–⁠459%
Sep 14atSouthern IllinoisL 14–⁠2840%
Sep 28vsMurray StateW 40–⁠753%
Oct 5atEastern KentuckyW 38–⁠2839%
Oct 12atTennessee TechW 55–⁠1455%
Oct 19vsEastern IllinoisW 27–⁠1883%
Oct 26atSoutheast Missouri StateL 10–⁠1741%
Nov 2vsJacksonville StateW 22–⁠1752%
Nov 9atAustin PeayL 24–⁠3838%
Nov 16vsTennessee StateW 28–⁠1782%
Nov 23atKentuckyL 7–⁠5017%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 50–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠299
Coach
—
Elo
1339 +81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.7 No. 36 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 157
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Bannon
Defensive coordinator
Jordon Hankins

Leaders

Passing yardsJohn Bachus III QB258 yds
Rushing yardsJaimiee Bowe RB42 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaimiee Bowe RB1 TD
Receiving yardsTerry Williams WR96 yds
TacklesSherrod Pittman LB14 tkl
SacksAustin Pickett DL1 sacks
InterceptionsTakeem Young DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Rush Lansdell S★★★No. 1536
Jaden Gibbs WR★★★No. 1536
Isaiah Gibbs RB★★No. 3111
Zak Wallace RB★★No. 3690
Vincent Guy CB★★No. 3857

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.776
Receivers13.00.837
Defensive backs22.50.797
Whole class52.40.797

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.

2019 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Austin Peay7–⁠111–⁠4
Southeast Missouri State7–⁠19–⁠4
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠37–⁠5
Tennessee Tech3–⁠56–⁠6
Jacksonville State3–⁠56–⁠6
Murray State2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee State2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

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