2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

American college football season

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
Austin Peay	7	–	1	8	–	4
Eastern Illinois	5	–	3	6	–	5
UT Martin	4	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	5	4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	5	6	–	5
Murray State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	1	–	10

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

The 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Clarion*		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 36–0	1,103
September 9	11:00 a.m.	at Ole Miss*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 23–45	60,476
September 16	5:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Chattanooga*		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	W 21–7	10,141
September 23	4:00 p.m.	No. 20 Tennessee State	No. 24	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	W 31–16	6,484
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 18	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	L 0–7	8,812
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 25	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	L 10–13	4,618
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 21–31	9,420
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 27–10	1,682
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 16–14	2,185
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 2 Jacksonville State		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	L 7–14	2,493
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 24–0	2,159
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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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
Seasons	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025