Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football

Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks
2015 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football team
First season	1925
Head coach	Jason Simpson 10th year, 58–45 (.563)
Stadium	Graham Stadium
Seating capacity	8,500
Location	Martin, Tennessee
NCAA division	Division I (FCS)
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
All-time record	245–366–6 (.402)
Bowl record	0–0 (–)
Claimed nat'l titles	0
Conference titles	0
Division titles	0
Heisman winners	0
Colors	Navy Blue and Orange[1]
Website	utmsports.com

The Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Tennessee at Martin located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1925. The team plays its home games at the 8,500 seat Graham Stadium. They are coached by Jason Simpson.

UT Martin's official mascot became the Skyhawks in 1995. The school lists three references regarding the name, such as the fact that when the school's first site was a Bible institute, the school's athletic teams were called "sky pilots", a frontier term for preachers. During World War II, UT Junior College contracted with the Naval War Training Service to help train pilots, who completed their flight training at an airport now near a high school. Also, Red-tail hawks are indigenous to the west Tennessee region. The previous name of the athletic team was Junior Volunteers.

History

Classifications

• 1961–1972: NCAA College Division
• 1973–1991: NCAA Division II
• 1992–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

• 1953–1959: Independent
• 1960–1962: Volunteer State Athletic Conference
• 1963–1969: Independent
• 1970–1971: Mid-South Athletic Conference
• 1972–1989: Gulf South Conference
• 1990–1991: NCAA Division II Independent
• 1992–present: Ohio Valley Conference

FCS Playoffs results

The Skyhawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs one time with an overall record of 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2006	First Round	Southern Illinois	L 30–36

Division II Playoffs results

The Skyhawks have appeared in the Division II playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	First Round Quarterfinals	Butler Texas A&I	W 23–6 L 0–34

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

• Romel Andrews
• Leon Reed
• Fred Thomas

References

1. "Graphic Identity Standards". Tennessee.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

External links

• Official website