2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

American college football season

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^	7	–	0	10	–	2
UT Martin	6	–	2	7	–	5
Tennessee Tech	5	–	3	5	–	6
Tennessee State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Illinois	4	–	4	6	–	5
Murray State	4	–	4	4	–	7
SE Missouri State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Eastern Kentucky	2	–	6	3	–	8
Austin Peay	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 7–28	28,520
September 10	11:00 pm	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	CI	L 36–41	23,900
September 17	2:00 pm	Bacone*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 84–6	4,037
September 24	2:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 44–23	7,316
October 1	2:00 pm	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	L 30–34	10,001
October 8	2:00 pm	Austin Peay	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 45–31	5,130
October 15	6:00 pm	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 38–31	3,938
October 22	3:30 pm	at Georgia State*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 6–31	15,223
October 29	2:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 33–3	3,025
November 5	1:00 pm	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	OVCDN	W 33–17	3,054
November 12	2:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 24–10	3,146
November 19	1:00 pm	at No. 2 Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 7–33	18,982
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	0	0	0	7
Bearcats	0	6	8	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	10	7	7	12	36
Rainbow Warriors	7	7	14	13	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	6	0	0	0	6
Skyhawks	28	35	7	14	84

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	6	3	0	14	23
Skyhawks	7	14	7	16	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	16	0	0	14	30
Tigers	0	10	7	17	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	0	3	21	31
Skyhawks	14	17	7	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	20	7	0	11	38
Racers	7	14	0	10	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	3	0	3	6
Panthers	7	3	14	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	0	0	3
Skyhawks	7	14	6	6	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	6	7	3	17	33
Panthers	0	7	3	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	0	3	10
Skyhawks	3	7	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	7	0	7
#2 Gamecocks	12	7	7	7	33

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Venues	Graham Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1967 Tangerine Bowl Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech: Sgt. York Trophy
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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