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2024 UT Martin

9–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2024, game by game: lost at No. 18 Kansas State 6–41; lost at Southeast Missouri State 42–45; won vs. North Alabama 43–28; lost vs. Missouri State 24–31; won at Kennesaw State 24–13; won vs. Gardner-Webb 35–17; won at Western Illinois 45–17; won vs. Eastern Illinois 52–17; won at Tennessee State 28–21; won at Charleston Southern 40–14; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 9–10; won vs. Lindenwood 33–26; won at New Hampshire 41–10; lost at Montana State 17–49+35−35Lost 6–41 at No. 18 Kansas State-35No. 18 Kansas StateLost 42–45 at Southeast Missouri State-3Southeast Misso…Won 43–28 vs. North Alabama+15North AlabamaLost 24–31 vs. Missouri State-7Missouri StateWon 24–13 at Kennesaw State+11Kennesaw StateWon 35–17 vs. Gardner-Webb+18Gardner-WebbWon 45–17 at Western Illinois+28Western IllinoisWon 52–17 vs. Eastern Illinois+35Eastern IllinoisWon 28–21 at Tennessee State+7Tennessee StateWon 40–14 at Charleston Southern+26Charleston Sout…Lost 9–10 vs. Tennessee Tech-1Tennessee TechWon 33–26 vs. Lindenwood+7LindenwoodWon 41–10 at New Hampshire+31New HampshireLost 17–49 at Montana State-32Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at18Kansas StateL 6–⁠4114%
Sep 7atSoutheast Missouri StateL 42–⁠4547%
Sep 14vsNorth AlabamaW 43–⁠2880%
Sep 21vsMissouri StateL 24–⁠3166%
Sep 28atKennesaw StateW 24–⁠1356%
Oct 5vsGardner-WebbW 35–⁠1766%
Oct 12atWestern IllinoisW 45–⁠1772%
Oct 26vsEastern IllinoisW 52–⁠1780%
Nov 2atTennessee StateW 28–⁠2153%
Nov 9atCharleston SouthernW 40–⁠1480%
Nov 16vsTennessee TechL 9–⁠1073%
Nov 23vsLindenwoodW 33–⁠2679%
Nov 30atNew HampshireFCS Championship – First RoundW 41–⁠1045%
Dec 7atMontana StateFCS Championship – Second RoundL 17–⁠4927%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 49–⁠17 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South–OVC Football Association champions.

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

Big South–OVC Football Association champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
439–⁠339
Coach
—
Elo
1457 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.4 No. 9 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Bannon
Defensive coordinator
Brandon Butcher

Leaders

Passing yardsKinkead Dent QB2,278 yds
Passing touchdownsKinkead Dent QB20 TD
Rushing yardsPatrick Smith RB1,127 yds
Rushing touchdownsPatrick Smith RB13 TD
Receiving yardsTrevonte Rucker WR759 yds
Receiving touchdownsTrevonte Rucker WR8 TD
TacklesTevin Shipp LB14 tkl
InterceptionsChris Hunter LB5 INT

Transfers in 11

The 2024 portal
Jaden Moore LB★★★from Tulsa
Jai’Lun Hampton OT★★★from Charlotte
Kaiya Sheron QB★★★from Kentucky
Patrick Smith RB★★★from Vanderbilt
Robert Johnson S★★★from North Texas
Scottie Alexander WR★★★from Tulsa
Tyler Dostin TE★★★from Kent State
Xavier McIver DL★★★from East Carolina
Bryce Bailey WR★★from Middle Tennessee
Douglas Newsome CB★★from Charlotte
Julian Calvez QB★★from Grambling

Transfers out 5

Sam Franklin RB★★★to Oklahoma
Daylan Dotson DE★★★to UCF
Oshae Baker CB★★★returned to UT Martin
Giovanni Davis DE★★★to Florida International
Aidan Laros Pto Kentucky

2024 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southeast Missouri State6–⁠29–⁠4
Tennessee State6–⁠29–⁠4
UT Martin6–⁠29–⁠5
Tennessee Tech6–⁠27–⁠5
Lindenwood4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Illinois3–⁠54–⁠8
Gardner-Webb3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Charleston Southern0–⁠81–⁠11

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