UT Martin
6-6 2025 finalUT Martin is the West Tennessee Skyhawk program, a consistent OVC champion that owns five titles in the past two decades and a playoff regular under coach Jason Simpson.
Skyhawks country waits.
UT Martin is the West Tennessee Skyhawk program, a consistent OVC champion that owns five titles in the past two decades and a playoff regular under coach Jason Simpson.
UT Martin went 6-6 in 2025 in the Big South-OVC conference, stepping back slightly from the playoff appearance of 2024 but remaining competitive under coach Jason Simpson in his twenty-first year. The Skyhawks face the challenge o…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on UT Martin
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · UT Martin
The baseline expectation.
The annual recruiting proof point.
Conference qualifier or at-large.
Championship weekend. Top-4 in the country.
UT Martin · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · UT Martin · low confidence
Growing (58)
Home-Field Advantage · UT Martin · 2018-present
Elite
84% home win rate vs 51% on the road. margin runs +13.8 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Big South-OVC Standing · 2025
4th in the Big South-OVC
UT Martin sits 4th of 9 in the Big South-OVC at 6-6. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Tech | 11-2 |
| 2 | Gardner-Webb | 7-5 |
| 3 | Lindenwood | 6-6 |
| 4 | UT Martin | 6-6 |
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 5-7 |
| 6 | Southeast Missouri State | 4-8 |
| 7 | Western Illinois | 4-8 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 3-9 |
| 9 | Tennessee State | 2-10 |
Schedule Strength · UT Martin · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 40% across 12 finalized games. Few elite opponents on the slate — win quality matters for the at-large bracket.
FCS → NFL Pipeline
2023–2023Developing
1 picks last 5 cycles. The pipeline is real but still building volume.
Moment of the Year · UT Martin · 2025
Won 34-10 vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 5 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — UT Martin
2021: Won 42-3 at Tennessee Tech
In 2021, the program won 42-3 at Tennessee Tech — a blowout road result that left the 39-point margin on the books.
Go Skyhawks.