2025 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2025 UT Martin Skyhawks football
2025 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference	OVC–Big South Football Association
Record	0–0 (0–0 OVC–Big South)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (20th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bannon (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Butcher (3rd season)
Home stadium	Graham Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the OVC–Big South Football Association during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Expected to be led by 20th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks play their home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

2025 OVC–Big South football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lindenwood*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tennessee State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
UT Martin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0

Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC–Big South title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Deshawn McKnight	DL	Arizona
Xavier McIver	DL	East Carolina
Davonte Murray	DE	Northern Illinois
Max Dowling	TE	UMass
LeBron Morgan	DB	Western Illinois
Charles Perkins	DT	Wisconsin
Kody Sparks	QB	Unknown
Josh Hastings	S	Unknown
JaMichael McGoy	DB	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Trevon Tate	WR	Clarion
Drake Martinez	TE	Houston Christian
Tah Banda	LB	Lamar
Keyshaun Pipkin	WR	Northern Illinois
Drake Tabor	K	Oklahoma State
Jase Bauer	QB	Sam Houston

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Recruiting class

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Source
Tate Surber	QB	6-3	205	McKenzie, TN	McKenzie	^[4]
Ethan Eubanks	OL	6-6	260	Oak Ridge, TN	Oak Ridge	^[5]
Trey Cotton	S	6-1	190	Louisville, KY	Christian Academy of Louisville	^[6]
AJ McNeil	WR	6-1	185	Carrollton, GA	Carrollton	^[7]
Isaac Moore	ATH	6-2	185	Camden, TN	Camden Central	^[8]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	TBA
September 6	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	TBA
September 13	Southern Illinois*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	TBA
September 20	at Missouri State*	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	TBA
September 27	Southeast Missouri State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+
October 4	at Lindenwood	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	ESPN+
October 11	Western Illinois	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+
October 18	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+
November 1	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+
November 8	Tennessee State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+
November 15	Charleston Southern	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+
November 22	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game

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Game summaries

at (FBS) Oklahoma State

Game One – UT Martin Skyhawks (0–0) at (FBS) Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
(FBS) Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTM	OSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Martin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at (FBS) UTEP

Game Two – UT Martin Skyhawks (0–0) at (FBS) UTEP Miners (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
(FBS) Miners	0	0	0	0	0

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX

Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTM	UTEP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Martin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTEP	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Southern Illinois

Game Three – Southern Illinois Salukis (0–0) at UT Martin Skyhawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Graham Stadium • Martin, TN

Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	UTM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Martin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at (FBS) Missouri State

Game Four – UT Martin Skyhawks (0–0) at (FBS) Missouri State Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
(FBS) Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO

Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTM	MOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Martin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

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^ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports. December 16, 2024.
^ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports. December 14, 2024.
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^ "2025 UT Martin Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

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[2] "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports. December 16, 2024.

[3] "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports. December 14, 2024.

[4] "UT Martin Football (@UTM_FOOTBALL) on X". X (formerly Twitter).

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[9] "2025 UT Martin Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

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