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2023 UT Martin

8–⁠3 (5–⁠1 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2023, game by game: lost at No. 1 Georgia 7–48; won vs. Missouri State 38–31; won vs. Houston Christian 66–7; won at North Alabama 37–21; won vs. Tennessee State 20–10; won at Eastern Illinois 28–27; won vs. Charleston Southern 17–0; lost at Gardner-Webb 34–38; won at Tennessee Tech 44–41; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 41–14; lost at Samford 17–27+59−41Lost 7–48 at No. 1 Georgia-41No. 1 GeorgiaWon 38–31 vs. Missouri State+7Missouri StateWon 66–7 vs. Houston Christian+59Houston Christi…Won 37–21 at North Alabama+16North AlabamaWon 20–10 vs. Tennessee State+10Tennessee StateWon 28–27 at Eastern Illinois+1Eastern IllinoisWon 17–0 vs. Charleston Southern+17Charleston Sout…Lost 34–38 at Gardner-Webb-4Gardner-WebbWon 44–41 at Tennessee Tech+3Tennessee TechWon 41–14 vs. Southeast Missouri State+27Southeast Misso…Lost 17–27 at Samford-10Samford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at1GeorgiaL 7–⁠487%
Sep 9vsMissouri StateW 38–⁠3165%
Sep 16vsHouston ChristianW 66–⁠781%
Sep 23atNorth AlabamaW 37–⁠2163%
Sep 30vsTennessee StateW 20–⁠1074%
Oct 7atEastern IllinoisW 28–⁠2765%
Oct 21vsCharleston SouthernW 17–⁠080%
Oct 28atGardner-WebbL 34–⁠3857%
Nov 4atTennessee TechW 44–⁠4169%
Nov 11vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 41–⁠1462%
Nov 18atSamfordL 17–⁠2754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Samford 27–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South–OVC Football Association champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Big South–OVC Football Association champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Gardner-Webb

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
349–⁠264
Coach
—
Elo
1417 +58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.6 No. 29 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Bannon
Defensive coordinator
Brandon Butcher

Transfers in 1

The 2023 portal
Kinkead Dent QB★★★from Ole Miss

Transfers out 1

Nonte Davis WDE★★★to Western Kentucky

2023 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UT Martin5–⁠18–⁠3
Gardner-Webb4–⁠17–⁠5
Eastern Illinois3–⁠28–⁠3
Bryant3–⁠26–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠24–⁠7
Charleston Southern2–⁠34–⁠7
Tennessee State2–⁠46–⁠5
Tennessee Tech1–⁠44–⁠7
Lindenwood1–⁠53–⁠7

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