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2026 UT Martin

3–⁠4 (2–⁠0 Ohio Valley Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠4, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2026, game by game: lost vs. Central Arkansas 24–36; won vs. Chicago State 42–7; lost at West Virginia 7–52; lost at Memphis 21–45; lost at Austin Peay 12–35; won at Tennessee State 42–28; won vs. Gardner-Webb 17–6+35−45Lost 24–36 vs. Central Arkansas-12Central ArkansasWon 42–7 vs. Chicago State+35Chicago StateLost 7–52 at West Virginia-45West VirginiaLost 21–45 at Memphis-24MemphisLost 12–35 at Austin Peay-23Austin PeayWon 42–28 at Tennessee State+14Tennessee StateWon 17–6 vs. Gardner-Webb+11Gardner-Webb
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 27vsCentral ArkansasL 24–⁠3671%
Sep 5vsChicago StateW 42–⁠766%
Sep 12atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠5222%
Sep 19atMemphisL 21–⁠4515%
Sep 26atAustin PeayL 12–⁠3528%
Oct 10atTennessee StateW 42–⁠2857%
Oct 17vsGardner-WebbW 17–⁠663%
Oct 24atWestern IllinoisPreview54%
Oct 31vsEastern IllinoisPreview73%
Nov 7atCharleston SouthernPreview49%
Nov 14vsLindenwoodPreview67%
Nov 21atSoutheast Missouri StatePreview44%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
165–⁠209
Coach
—
Elo
1324 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.5 No. 65 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 169
Offensive coordinators
Kevin Bannon and Danny Modelski
Defensive coordinators
Rudy Griffin and T.J. Jefferson

Leaders

Passing yardsTate Surber QB917 yds
Passing touchdownsTate Surber QB4 TD
Rushing yardsChris Franklin RB406 yds
Rushing touchdownsThomas Ansley RB6 TD
Receiving yardsMakhia Sherrard WR251 yds
Receiving touchdownsMakhia Sherrard WR2 TD
TacklesJamarcus Smith LB35 tkl
SacksMalik Brown LB3.5 sacks
InterceptionsJoel Castleberry S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Jawell Rodgers ATH★★★No. 1114
Tray Moore WR★★★No. 1114
Jaydon Peete RB
Kannon Burroughs QB

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.870
Athletes and specialists13.00.870
Whole class23.00.870

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.

Roster 111

The 2026 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 54 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 2

The 2026 portal
Greg Ard RB★★★from Boise State
Wendell Smith CB★★★from Wayne State

Transfers out 4

Keyshawn Johnson DE★★★to Syracuse
Drake Martinez TE★★★to Tennessee
Jai’Lun Hampton OT★★★to NC State
Cade Hechter Kto UTEP

2026 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠04–⁠3
UT Martin2–⁠03–⁠4
Lindenwood2–⁠12–⁠4
Western Illinois1–⁠13–⁠4
Eastern Illinois1–⁠12–⁠5
Gardner-Webb1–⁠22–⁠6
Charleston Southern0–⁠23–⁠4
Tennessee State0–⁠22–⁠5

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