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2021 UT Martin

10–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2021, game by game: lost at Western Kentucky 21–59; won vs. Samford 33–27; won at Northwestern State 35–10; won at Jacksonville State 34–31; won vs. Murray State 48–24; won at Eastern Illinois 28–17; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 38–30; won vs. Austin Peay 17–16; won vs. Tennessee State 41–20; won at Tennessee Tech 42–3; lost at Southeast Missouri State 14–31; won at Missouri State 32–31; lost at Montana State 7–26+39−38Lost 21–59 at Western Kentucky-38Western KentuckyWon 33–27 vs. Samford+6SamfordWon 35–10 at Northwestern State+25Northwestern St…Won 34–31 at Jacksonville State+3Jacksonville St…Won 48–24 vs. Murray State+24Murray StateWon 28–17 at Eastern Illinois+11Eastern IllinoisWon 38–30 vs. Southeast Missouri State+8Southeast Misso…Won 17–16 vs. Austin Peay+1Austin PeayWon 41–20 vs. Tennessee State+21Tennessee StateWon 42–3 at Tennessee Tech+39Tennessee TechLost 14–31 at Southeast Missouri State-17Southeast Misso…Won 32–31 at Missouri State+1Missouri StateLost 7–26 at Montana State-19Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠5921%
Sep 11vsSamfordW 33–⁠2748%
Sep 18atNorthwestern StateW 35–⁠1059%
Sep 25atJacksonville StateW 34–⁠3133%
Oct 9vsMurray StateW 48–⁠2465%
Oct 16atEastern IllinoisW 28–⁠1770%
Oct 23vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 38–⁠3070%
Oct 30vsAustin PeayW 17–⁠1666%
Nov 6vsTennessee StateW 41–⁠2076%
Nov 13atTennessee TechW 42–⁠374%
Nov 20atSoutheast Missouri StateL 14–⁠3166%
Nov 27atMissouri StateFCS Championship – First RoundW 32–⁠3138%
Dec 4atMontana StateFCS Championship – Second RoundL 7–⁠2629%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 26–⁠7 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
390–⁠325
Coach
—
Elo
1389 +89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 27 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Bannon
Defensive coordinator
Chris Polizzi

Leaders

Passing yardsKeon Howard QB195 yds
Passing touchdownsKeon Howard QB1 TD
Rushing yardsPeyton Logan RB75 yds
Rushing touchdownsKeon Howard QB2 TD
Receiving yardsColton Dowell WR102 yds
Receiving touchdownsColton Dowell WR1 TD
TacklesDeven Sims S10 tkl
InterceptionsJay Woods CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Zion Rucker DL★★★No. 1962
JaMichael McGoy CB
Sam Franklin RB

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line13.00.822

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.

Transfers in 2

The 2021 portal
Shawn Shamburger CB★★★from Tennessee
Jordan Castleberry RB★★from Maryland

Transfers out 1

Rush Lansdell S★★★to Memphis

2021 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UT Martin6–⁠110–⁠3
Murray State5–⁠36–⁠5
Austin Peay4–⁠36–⁠5
Tennessee State4–⁠35–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State4–⁠44–⁠7
Tennessee Tech1–⁠53–⁠8
Eastern Illinois1–⁠61–⁠10

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