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GAME 5: murray state • STEWART STADIUM (Sept. 29, 2018) 1-3 OVERALL • 1-0 OVC SEPT. 1 AT MISSOURI L, 51-14 GAME 5 SEPT. 8 Saturday, Sept. 29 AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE 6 p.m. L, 61-37 ESPN+ UT MARTIN MURRAY STATE Stewart Stadium (16,800) Murray, Ky. SEPT. 15 SKYHAWKS RACERS CHATTANOOGA L, 34-24 Record .....................1-3, 1-0 OVC GAMEDAY INFORMATION Record .....................0-3, 0-0 OVC Radio ..... WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM Head Coach .......... Jason Simpson Tom Britt, Chris Brinkley, John Able Head Coach ............ Mitch Stewart Alma Mater ...... Southern Miss, '95 Radio .................... WUTM 90.3 FM Alma Mater ......Valdosta State, '05 Career Record .......... 79-62 (13th) John Thornton, Jordan Taylor, Haley Carpenter Career Record ............10-26 (4th) SEPT. 22 21 AUSTIN PEAY* Record at UTM ................... Same TV .................................... ESPN+ Record at MSU ................... Same Neal Bradley and Josh McKeel W, 37-7 Passing Leader Passing Leader Dresser Winn .. 97-148, 1,022 Yds, 8 TD, 6 INT Series Record .................20-36-1 Drew Anderson .... 51-98, 477 Yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Leader Last Meeting .............Oct. 7, 2017 Rushing Leader LaDarius Galloway ..............46/196 Yds, 0 TD Game Result .................. L, 13-10 Rodney Castille ...................21/146 Yds, 0 TD SEPT. 29 Streak ....................................L1 AT MURRAY STATE* Receiving Leader Receiving Leader Terry Williams ....................30/302 Yds, 2 TD First Meeting ...................... 1924 James Sappington ................. 6/92 Yds, 1 TD 6 P.M. | ESPN+ UTM vs. MSU in Martin .......11-17 Defensive Leader UTM vs. MSU in Murray .....9-19-1 Defensive Leader Kevin Prather, Jr.....38 Tkls, 8.0 TFL, 1.5 Sack Simpson vs. Murray State ....10-2 Quincy Williams ......27 Tkls, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 Sack OCT. 13 28.0 128.5 260.0 388.5 38.2 139.0 279.8 418.8 EASTERN KENTUCKY* Scoring Rushing Passing Total Scoring Rushing Passing Total 2 P.M. | ESPN+ Offense Yards/Gm Yards/Gm Offense Defense Defense/Gm Defense/Gm Defense 11.0 93.7 199.7 293.3 41.0 227.7 245.0 472.7 SETTING THE STAGE • The University of Tennessee at Martin football team will leave the state of Tennessee for the first time in 28 days for a matchup across the border into the Bluegrass State with a matchup at Ohio Valley Conference foe Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 29. SCHEDULE/RESULTS Kickoff from Stewart Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+. • The Skyhawks (1-3, 1-0 OVC) are looking to build upon some recent success after knocking off No. 21 ranked Austin Peay (37-7) OCT. 20 AT EASTERN ILLINOIS* convincingly at home last weekend for the team’s first win of the season. The Skyhawks posted a complete team effort in the contest as the offense matched its high scoring output of the season while holding one of the league’s best offenses to just 2 P.M. | ESPN3 seven points and 60 yards of total offense in the final three quarters of play. Included in the game, the Skyhawks tallied 15 tackles for loss totaling 70 yards which tied the program’s single-game Division I record. • Senior linebacker Garrett Wall was one of many bright spots for the Skyhawk defense, earning OVC Defensive Player of the OCT. 27 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* Week honors after notching a career-best 13 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, a half-sack, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry. The pair of Kevin Prather, Jr. (11 tackles, 3.0 TFL) and Brandon Anderson (10 tackles, 1.5 TFL) also notched double-digit tackle 2 P.M. | ESPN+ performances while Andrew Horton-Martindale and Wayna Moton each tallied interceptions. • Offensively, the team is led by sophomore quarterback Dresser Winn who leads the league in passing yards (255.8 ypg) and ranks second in total offense (262.8 ypg). Winn has completed 65.5 percent of his passes for 1,022 yards and eight touchdowns. NOV. 3 The pair of wide receiver Terry Williams (113.3 ypg) and running back LaDarius Galloway (98.0 ypg) each average close to AT JACKSONVILLE STATE* 100-all-purpose yards per game to highlight the skill positions. 1 P.M. | ESPN+ • The game will feature a head coaching matchup of UT Martin’s Jason Simpson and Murray State’s Mitch Stewart. Simpson ranks sixth in OVC history with a 62 conference wins while boasting a 79-62 overall mark in 13 seasons. Meanwhile, Stewart has posted a 10-26 record in his fourth season at the helm of the Racers. NOV. 10 TENNESSEE TECH • Murray State (0-3, 0-0 OVC) is still searching for its first win of the season coming off a bye in Week 4 of the season. The Racers 2 P.M. | ESPN+ enter the contest averaging 11.0 points per game while droppings contest to Southern Illinois (49-10), nationally ranked Central Arkansas (26-13) and Kentucky (48-10) prior to an off week in the schedule. The team has scored just three touchdowns to date by the trio of D.J. Penick, Preston Price and James Sappington. Defensively, the squad is led by Quincy Williams with 27 tackles and 2.5 TFL. NOV. 17 AT TENNESSEE STATE* • Rivals located just 50 miles apart will meet for the 58th time on the gridiron on Saturday with Murray State holding a 36-20-1 2 P.M. | ESPN+ series advantage. Despite the lopsided series results, UT Martin has held its own as of late, winning 11 of the last 13 meetings while averaging 46.5 points per game during that span. GAME 5: murray state • STEWART STADIUM (Sept. 29, 2018) 1-3 OVERALL • 1-0 OVC SCHOOL INFORMATION Weekly team/media Schedule NAME OF SCHOOL: UT MARTIN Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday LOCATION: MARTIN, TENN. Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 15 FOUNDED: 1900, SENIOR COLLEGE 1951 Noon 10:42 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 6 p.m. ENROLLMENT: 7,069 Coach Jason Simpson OVC Teleconference 6 p.m. Practice 4:15 p.m. UT Martin at Press Conference Coach Jason Simpson Off Day NICKNAME: SKYHAWKS Practice Walk Through Murray State 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 6 p.m. COLORS: NAVY BLUE AND ORANGE Practice Practice Coaches Show ESPN+ STADIUM: HARDY M. GRAHAM STADIUM CAPACITY: 7,500 SURFACE: FIELD TURF SCHEDULE AND RESULTS AFFILIATION: NCAA DIVISION I (FCS) Date Opponent Site TV Result Series Notes SEPT. Drew Lock led the Tigers to four first half CONFERENCE: OHIO VALLEY at MISSOURI SEC Columbia, Mo. L, 51-14 0-1 touchdowns while the Skyhawks saw TDs Net Alt. CHANCELLOR: DR. KEITH CARVER 1 Tigers from Galloway and Bowe on the day. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: KURT MCGUFFIN SEPT. at MIDDLE TENNESSEE Skyhawks scored 37-point, a new program Murfreesboro, Tenn. ESPN+ L, 61-37 8-22-1 high against a FBS foe but ultimately fell TICKET OFFICE PHONE: (731) 881-7207 8 Blue Raiders short 61-37 OOTBALL UILDING HONE F B P : (731) 881-7670 SEPT. CHATTANOOGA The Skyhawks scored 17 points in the Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ L, 34-24 2-4 fourth quarter but ultimately dropped TEAM INFORMATION 15 Mocs home opener by 10 points SEPT. Austin Peay The Skyhawks held the Govs scoreless and 2017 OVERALL RECORD: 6-5 Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ W, 37-7 39-26-2 to just 60 yards in the final three quarters H: 3-2 A: 3-3 22 Governors of the game SEPT. at Murray State 2017 CONFERENCE FINISH: 4-4 (4TH) Murray, Ky. ESPN+ 6 p.m. 20-36-1 H: 2-2 A: 2-2 29 Racers BASIC OFFENSE: MULTIPLE OCT. Eastern Kentucky Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 2 p.m. 4-24 BASIC DEFENSE: 3-3-5 13 Colonels PLAYERS RETURNING OCT. at EASTERN Illinois Charleston, Ill. ESPN3 2 p.m. 9-15 OFFENSE: 31 DEFENSE: 30 TOTAL: 63 20 Panthers PLAYERS LOST OCT. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 2 p.m. 18-15 OFFENSE: 12 DEFENSE: 15 TOTAL: 30 27 Redhawks STARTERS RETURNING/LOST NOV. at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. ESPN+ 1 p.m. 7-32 OFFENSE: 7/7 DEFENSE: 6/6 TOTAL: 13/13 3 Gamecocks NOV. TENNESSEE TECH COACHING STAFF Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 2 p.m. 15-22-2 10 Golden Eagles HEAD COACH: JASON SIMPSON NOV. at TENNESSEE STATE ALMA MATER: SOUTHERN MISS, 1995 Nashville, Tenn. ESPN+ 2 p.m. 11-16 Tigers CAREER RECORD (YRS): 79-62 (13TH) 17 OVC RECORD (YRS): 62-34 (13TH) MEDIA INFO PROGRAM HISTORY SKYHAWK WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: 1925 UT Martin football coach Jason Simpson is available for media every Monday during the regular season for a weekly press FIRST YEAR OF DIVISION I FCS: 1992 conference held in the Chancellor's Suite on the fourth floor of the Hardy M. Graham Stadium Press Box at noon. For those wishing to interview coach Simpson or members of the Skyhawk football program outside of the press conference, please ALL-TIME RECORD: 365-480-18 contact a member of the UT Martin sports information staff in order to set up further accommodations. ALL-TIME OVC RECORD: 89-118 OVC CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1 (2006) POSTGAME AVAILABILITIES Players and coaches will be available for interviews in the multipurpose room of the Bob Carroll Football Building, FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES: 1 (2006) after a brief cooling-off period at the conclusion of each home game. Media will be provided full stat packages upon Sports information completion of each home game. Skyhawk head coach Jason Simpson and selected players will be made available upon request.