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DDjj RoberstRoberst ((BaltimoreBaltimore Ravens),Ravens), QuentQuentiinn SSimsims (New(New EnglandEngland Patriots),Patriots), MMontoriontori HughesHughes (Indianapolis(Indianapolis Colts),Colts), JeremyJeremy butlerbutler (baltimore(baltimore ravens),ravens), DDerekerek CarrCarr (New(New yorkyork giants/notgiants/not pitctupitcturred)ed) aandnd BBenen JJohnsonohnson (Kansas(Kansas CityCity Chiefs)Chiefs) 22014014 UUTT MMARTINARTIN ffootballootball wwww.utmsports.comww.utmsports.com TAABLEBLE OOFF COONTENTSNTENTS UNIVERSITYGENERAL QUICK FACTS INFORMATION INSIDE THE GUIDE: Name of School: The University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin) Quick Facts .............................................................................1 Location: Martin, Tenn. COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF Founded: 1900, Senior College 1951 Head Coach Jason Simpson ..............................................3-5 Enrollment: 7,423 Nickname: Skyhawks Assistant Coaches/Support Staff ....................................6-15 Colors: Navy Blue and Orange MEET THE SKYHAWKS Stadium: Hardy M. Graham Stadium Player Bios .......................................................................17-56 Capacity: 7,500 SEASON PREVIEW Surface: Field Turf Season Outlook ...............................................................58-59 Affi liation: NCAA Division I (FCS) Numerical/Alphabetical Roster ...................................60-61 Conference: Ohio Valley Position/State Breakdown .............................................62-63 Chancellor: Dr. Thomas A. Rakes Director of Athletics: Julio Freire (Arizona State, 1990) Results/Team Info ................................................................64 Ticket Offi ce Phone: (731) 881-7207 Opponents .......................................................................65-68 Series Records vs. Opponents ......................................69-70 UTM FOOTBALLUTM FOOTBALL PERSONNEL PERSONNEL 2013 IN REVIEW Head Coach: Jason Simpson 2013 Recap .......................................................................72-73 Alma Mater: Southern Miss, 1995 Game-by-Game Recaps .................................................74-85 Career Record (yrs): 52-39 (8) Statistics ...........................................................................86-95 Record at UT Martin (yrs): 52-39 (8) Football Building Phone: (731) 881-7670 PROGRAM RECORD BOOK Record Book ..................................................................96-122 UTM FOOTBALLutm football QUICK FACTS quick facts All-Time Series ...........................................................123-127 Year-by-Year Results ..................................................128-133 2013 Overall Record: 7-5 1 Conference Finish: 5-3 (T-3rd) All-Time Roster ..........................................................134-137 Home: 2-3 THIS IS UT MARTIN Away: 5-2 Hardy M. Graham Stadium ......................................138-139 Basic Off ense: Multiple Athletic Training.........................................................140-141 Basic Defense: Multiple Players Returning Strength and Conditioning .......................................142-143 Off ense: 30 Defense: 31 Total: 61 Skyhawk Athletics ......................................................144-145 Players Lost Ohio Valley Conference ....................................................146 Off ense: 14 Defense: 12 Total: 26 OVC Academic Awards ................................................... 147 Starters Returning/Lost Media Information ............................................................149 Off ense: 6/5 Defense: 4/7 Total: 10/12 Julio Freire, Director of Athletics .............................150-151 Skyhawk Athletics Staff ....................................................152 First Year of Football: 1925 2013 In Photos ....................................................................153 First Year of Division I FCS: 1992 2014 Schedule .................................................................... 154 All-Time Record: 339-457-18 All-Time OVC Record: 60-107 OVC Championships: 1 (2006) CREDITS FCS Playoff Appearances: 1 (2006) The 2014 University of Tennessee at Martin Football Media Guide was writt en and produced by sports information director Ryne Rickman and SPORTS INFORMATION sports information assistant Alex Boggis. using Adobe InDesign CS6. UTM SPORTS INFORMATION Photos by Tyler Holmes, Nathan Morgan, Trevor Ruszkowski along with Football Contact: Ryne Rickman special contributions from Matt Cilly, Carlos Reveiz, Frank Matt ia, Kansas SID Offi ce Phone: (731) 881-7632 City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots/David Silverman Cell Phone: (270) 703-2601 and Baltimore Ravens/Shawn Hubbard. Layout designs/covers by Alex Boggis. Special assistance provided by Jake Rogers, Cayce Wainscott , SID Email: [email protected] Jordan Tucker and Tom Via. Secondary Football Contact: Alex Boggis The University of Tennessee at Martin does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, Offi ce Phone: (731) 881-7694 religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status in provision of educational opportunities Cell Phone: (618) 357-1536 or employment opportunities and benefi ts. UT Martin does not discriminate on the basis of sex or disability in the education programs and activities which it operates, pursuant to requirements of Email: [email protected] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as codifi ed in 42 U.S.C. 2000D; Title IX of the Educational SID Fax: (731) 881-7624 Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92 318; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336; and the Age Discrimination Press Box Phone: (731) 881-7694 in Employment Act. This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the university. SID Mailing Address: 1022 Elam Center Inquiries concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act should be directed to the Offi ce of Equity and Diversity, 240 Gooch 15 Mount Pelia Road Hall, UT Martin, Martin, TN 38238-5002, 731-881-7202. Charges of violation of the above policy also Martin, Tenn. 38238 should be directed to the Equity and Diversity Offi cer. E05-0416A-008-14 wwww.utmsports.comww.utmsports.com 22014014 UUTT MMARTINARTIN FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 2 COOACHINGACHING STTAFFAFF 22014014 UUTT MMARTINARTIN ffootballootball wwww.utmsports.comww.utmsports.com HEEADAD COOACHACH JAASONSON SIIMPSONMPSON Sporting the best winning percentage out of any coach in University of Tennessee at Martin football history is Jason Simpson, who has led the Skyhawks since 2006. In eight years, Simpson has led UT Martin to a 52-39 record (.571 winning percentage) and a 40-23 mark against Ohio Valley Conference opponents (.635 winning percentage). That comes after the program had won 20 OVC games in its fi rst 14 seasons in the league. He also has presided over 57 All-OVC players after the program tallied 33 such players in its fi rst 14 seasons in the OVC. Three of the program’s seven 8-win seasons have come under Simpson, including all three at the Football Championship Subdivision level. He was responsible for the program’s fi rst-ever OVC championship team in 2006, as that team ended the season with a national No. 13 ranking after fi nishing 9-3. Simpson placed fourth in the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award ballot in 2006 and was also a fi nalist for the award in 2012. He won the OVC’s Roy Kidd Coach of the Year award and the American Football Coaches Association Region 3 Coach of the Year accolade in 2006, his debut season at UT Martin. A total of 14 Skyhawks have been named an All-American under Simpson. Those include Alex Atkins (2006), Don Chapman (2006), Jessie Burton (2006), Josh Yarbrough (2007), Dontrell Miller (2008), Ray Williams (2008), Joe Gibbs (2009), Josh Bey (2009), CJ Estelle (2011), Montori Hughes (2012), Quentin Sims (2012), Jeremy Butler (2013), Ben Johnson (2013) and Tony Bell (2013). In April 2012, Hughes became the 12th UT Martin player and fi rst since 1996 to be selected in the NFL Draft. Hughes was picked by the Indianapolis Colts in the fi fth round (139th overall). Since 2011, Gibbs (St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers), Sims (Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots), Derek Carr (New York Giants), Johnson (Kansas City Chiefs), Butler (Baltimore Ravens) and DJ Roberts (Baltimore Ravens) have all received opportunities with NFL teams. Simpson also coached Chapman for two seasons, who became Birthdate: 1/25/1971 just the 14th Division-I player to rush for 1,000 yards in four Brithplace: Ellisville, Miss. 3 consecutive seasons. He was named the program’s fi rst-ever OVC Family: Julie Wilkerson (wife) Off ensive Player of the Year in 2006. Emma, Ty and Graham (children) The Skyhawks have also won or shared the Sgt. Alvin C. York Trophy, which was established in 2007 and is given annually to the Education best of the four OVC teams located in Tennessee. The Skyhawks High School: South Jones High School won the trophy in 2010 and shared it in 2012. College: Southern Miss (1994) Last season, UT Martin once again established itself as one of the best programs in the OVC, fi nishing with a 7-5 overall record Playing Experience and 5-3 mark against league foes. That marked