GAME 10: NO. 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE • GRAHAM STADIUM (NOV. 11, 2017) 5-4 OVERALL • 3-3 OVC UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE and RESULTS THE MATCHUP OVERALL RECORD: 5-4 VS OVC 3-3 NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 QUICK COMPARISON HOME 3-1 20.6..............SCORING OFFENSE .............32.1 141.9............RUSHING YDS/GM ...........215.9 BREAKDOWN AWAY 2-3 159.2............ PASSING YDS/GM ...........168.0 DATE OPPONENT) TIME TOTAL OFFENSE/GM 301.1.......... .........383.9 2 FIRST DOWNS/GM Aug. 31 CLARION~ W, 36-0 15.5.............. .............20.1 JACKSONVILLE STATE UT MARTIN 15.9..............SCORING DEFENSE .............16.7 Sept. 9 at Ole Miss! L, 45-23 111.2 ........ RUSHING DEFENSE/GM .........70.1 Sept. 16 at No. 15 Chattanooga# W, 21-7 170.9........ PASSING DEFENSE/GM........181.3 TOTAL DEFENSE GM GAMECOCKS SKYHAWKS 282.1.......... / .........251.4 Sept. 23 No. 20 TENNESSEE STATE*# W, 31-16 Record............................... 5-4 Record............................... 8-1 OVC Record OVC Record Sept. 30 at Austin Peay*~ L, 7-0 ....................... 3-3 26.3............. KICK RETURN AVG ............21.3 ....................... 6-0 Basic Offense ............. Multiple Basic Offense ............. Multiple 14.6.............PUNT RETURN AVG ............12.8 Basic Defense ................ 3-3-5 Basic Defense ............. Multiple Oct. 7 MURRAY STATE (HC)*~ L, 13-10 37.7............. NET PUNTING AVG ............37.7 Oct. 21 at Eastern Kentucky*~ L, 31-21 Head Coach .........Jason Simpson Head Coach .............. John Grass Alma Mater INT RETURN YDS Alma Mater Oct. 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS*# W, 27-10 .. Southern Miss, ‘95 11-112 .......... - .......... 8-214 ..Jacksonville St, '90 Career Record ..... 77-58 (12th) 16-115 ........... SACKS BY YARD ......... 16-124 Career Record .........41-7 (4th) Record at UTM ................ Same 16-10 ............. FUMBLES-LOST .............. 14-7 Record at JSU ................ Same Nov. 4 at Southeast Missouri*~ W, 16-14 PENALTY YDS PASSING LEADER 77-691 ............ ........... 64-604 PASSING LEADER TIME OF POSS./GM Nov. 11 No. 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE*# 2 p.m. Troy Cook .....94-165, 1004 Yds, 9 TD, 6 INT 32:29........... ..........31:17 Bryant Horn ... 80-150, 1,081 Yds, 10 TD, 8 INT (48-129) 3RD DOWN CONV (58-124) Nov. 18 at Tennessee Tech*~ 1:30 p.m. RUSHING LEADER 37% ..... .... 47% RUSHING LEADER (5-14) 4TH DOWN CONV (2-2) Ladarius Galloway ....... 156/791 Yds, 4 TD 36% ........ ......100% Roc Thomas ................... 133/834 Yds, 9 TD All Times are CST *OVC Games (70%) RED ZONE SCORING (86%) ! SEC Network Alternate # ESPN3 RECEIVING LEADER 23-33 .... ... 31-36 RECEIVING LEADER (42%) RED ZONE TD (67%) ~OVC Digital Network Jaylon Moore .................. 18/297 Yds, 4 TD 14-33 ........ .......24-36 Demontez Terry ............... 27/342 Yds, 2 TD (56%) FG ATTEMPTS (78%) DEFENSIVE LEADER 9-16 .......... .......11-14 DEFENSIVE LEADER 20-23 (87%) ...... PAT ATTEMPTS .....34-36 (94%) UTM all-time vs JACKSONVILLE STATE James Gilleylen ......73 Tkls, 7.5 TFL, 2.0 Sacks Marlon Bridges .......... 64 Tkls, 6.0 TFL, 2 INT JSU leads series 31-7 SETTING THE STAGE Last Meeting ............................Nov. 19, 2016 Game Result ..........................................L, 33-7 • The University of Tennessee at Martin football team will honor the team’s 21 graduating seniors along Streak ............................................................L4 with the nation’s military with an Ohio Valley Conference matchup against No. 3 ranked Jacksonville First Meeting ............................Oct. 7, 1967 State on Saturday, Nov. 11. Kickoff for the Military Appreciation Game is scheduled for 2 p.m. with Senior UTM vs jsu in Martin ........................... 4-15 Day festivities to get underway prior to the contest. Members of the active military and veterans will be UTM vs jsu in Jacksonville ............ 3-16 admitted for free. Simpson vs Jacksonville State ..... 3-8 PLAYER TO WATCH • This contest serves as a matchup of two of the league’s elite programs over the past decade. Since 2006, #3 • Dresser Winn • QB Jacksonville State and UT Martin rank first and fourth, respectively, in total victories with the Gamecocks Fr. • Dresden, Tenn. possessing a 73-19 mark while the Skyhawks are 60-33. In just his third collegiate start, • The Skyhawks (5-4, 3-3 OVC) are looking to build upon its recent momentum after winning back-to-back Winn posted the best game contests against Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri in the past two weeks. In UT Martin’s most recent of his young collegiate career, outing, the Skyhawks overcame a late-game deficit with a six-play, 51-yard scoring drive over the game’s spearheading an offense which final two minutes which was capped off by a 22-yard field goal by Mitch Mersman in the final seconds to lift posted a 16-14 victory over the squad to a 16-14 road victory. Southeast Missouri. In the contest, Winn completed 12- • UT Martin currently ranks first in the Ohio Valley Conference in eight team categories including scoring of-23 passes for 224 yards and defense, opponent first downs, opponent third downs, opponent fourth downs, redzone defense, punt return a touchdown while notching 20 carries for 61 yards. Included in average, time of possession and onside kick attempts. his strong performance were • The coaching matchup pits arguably two of the best head coaches in the OVC in UT Martin’s Jason Simpson 10 plays which eclipsed 15 yards or more. and Jacksonville State’s John Grass. Simpson recently moved into sixth place on both the OVC’s all-time wins leaderboard and conference-only leaderboard with a 77-58 overall record and 60-35 mark in league play. Grass has proved to be successful, posting a 41-7 overall mark in his fourth season along with a spotless BROADCAST INFORMATION 29-0 mark in OVC play. • Jacksonville State (8-1, 6-0 OVC) enters the contest having won an OVC record 30 consecutive conference ONLINE: ESPN3 PBP: Kevin Ingram games. The Gamecocks last loss in league play against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 16, 2013. The Gamecocks have Color: Bob Belvin won three consecutive OVC championships during that span while being ranked second nationally in the FCS Coaches Poll and STATS Media Poll. A win for the Gamecocks would clinch their fourth straight league Radio: Skyhawk Radio Network (WCMT 101.3 FM) PBP: Tom Britt championship, becoming just the fourth team in OVC history to accomplish the feat. Color : Chris Brinkley • The Gamecocks currently lead the OVC seven categories including third down efficiency, fourth down SIDELINE: John Abel efficiency, rushing defense, scoring offense, team tackles for loss, total defense and total offense. Radio: WUTM 90.3 "The Hawk" (WUTM 90.3 FM) PBP • Saturday’s matchup marks the 39th meeting in series history between UT Martin and Jacksonville State : John Thornton with the Gamecocks holding a 31-7 advantage. The Gamecocks have won four consecutive games in the Color: Jordan Thrasher SIDELINE: Natalie King series with the Skyhawks last notching a victory on Nov. 3, 2012 at Graham Stadium. GAME 10: NO. 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE • GRAHAM STADIUM (NOV. 11, 2017) 5-4 OVERALL • 3-3 OVC SCHOOL INFORMATION SCHEDULE AND RESULTS NAME OF SCHOOL: UT MARTIN Date Opponent Site TV Result Series Notes LOCATION: MARTIN, TENN. Aug. CLARION FOUNDED: 1900, SENIOR COLLEGE 1951 Martin, Tenn. OVCDN W, 36-0 1-0 Notched program's first defensive 31 Golden Eagles shutout since 2011 ENROLLMENT: 6,705 Sept. at OLE MISS SECN NICKNAME: SKYHAWKS Oxford, Miss. L, 45-23 0-2 Skyhawks led by as much as nine 9 Rebels (ALT) points, twice COLORS: NAVY BLUE AND ORANGE Sept. at No. 15 CHATTANOOGA STADIUM: HARDY M. GRAHAM STADIUM Chattanooga, Tenn. ESPN3 W, 21-7 2-3 Notched first win over a top-15 16 Mocs program since 2013 CAPACITY: 7,500 SURFACE: FIELD TURF SEPT. No. 20 Tennessee STATE Tallied back-to-back wins over 23 Martin, Tenn. ESPN3 W, 31-16 11-16 ranked opponents for first time in AFFILIATION: NCAA DIVISION I (FCS) Tigers school history CONFERENCE: OHIO VALLEY SEPT. at AUSTIN PEAY Clarksville, Tenn. OVCDN L, 7-0 38-26-2 Shutout for the first time in an OVC CHANCELLOR: DR. KEITH CARVER 30 Governors contest since 2004 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: KURT MCGUFFIN OCT. MURRAY STATE Martin, Tenn. OVCDN L, 13-10 35-20-1 Lost on a last second 32-yard field TICKET OFFICE PHONE: (731) 881-7207 7 Racers goal by Gabriel Vicente OOTBALL UILDING HONE F B P : (731) 881-7670 OCT. at EASTERN KENTUCY Richmond, Ky. OVCDN L, 31-21 4-24 Four turnovers proved to be too TEAM INFORMATION 21 Colonels costly; Logan returns kickoff 95 yards OCT. EASTERN ILLINOIS Snapped three-game losing streak; 2016 OVERALL RECORD: 7-5 Martin, Tenn. ESPN3 W, 27-10 9-13 28 Panthers forced five turnovers H: 5-0 A: 2-5 NOV. at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 2016 CONFERENCE FINISH: 6-2 (2ND) Cape Girardeau, Mo. OVCDN W, 16-14 18-15 Mitch Mersman booted a 22-yard 4 Redhawks game-winning field goal H: 4-0 A: 2-2 NOV. No. 3 JACKSONVILLE STATE BASIC OFFENSE: MULTIPLE Martin, Tenn. ESPN3 2 p.m. 7-31 11 Gamecocks BASIC DEFENSE: 3-3-5 NOV. at TENNESSEE TECH PLAYERS RETURNING Cookeville, Tenn. OVCDN 1:30 p.m. 14-22-2 18 Golden Eagles OFFENSE: 37 DEFENSE: 34 TOTAL: 71 PLAYERS LOST OFFENSE: 17 DEFENSE: 16 TOTAL: 33 Media Info STARTERS RETURNING/LOST SKYHAWK WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE OFFENSE: 7/4 DEFENSE: 7/4 TOTAL: 14/8 UT Martin football coach Jason Simpson is available for media every Monday during the regular season for a weekly press conference held in the Phil Dane Athletic Directors Box on the fourth floor of the Hardy COACHING STAFF 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 contact a member of the UT Martin HEAD COACH: JASON SIMPSON sports information staff in order to set up further accommodations.