GAME 8: SOUTHEAST MISSOURI • HARDY GRAHAM STADIUM (OCT. 27, 2018) 1-6 OVERALL • 1-3 OVC SEPT. 1 AT MISSOURI L, 51-14 GAME 8 Saturday, Oct. 27 SEPT. 8 2 p.m. AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE ESPN+ L, 61-37 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UT MARTIN Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) SEPT. 15 SKYHAWKS Martin, Tenn. REDHAWKS CHATTANOOGA L, 34-24 Record .....................1-6, 1-3 OVC GAMEDAY INFORMATION Record .....................5-2, 3-1 OVC Radio ..... WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM Head Coach .......... Jason Simpson Tom Britt, Chris Brinkley, John Able Head Coach ........ Tom Matukewicz Alma Mater ...... Southern Miss, '95 Radio .................... WUTM 90.3 FM Alma Mater ...Fort Hayes State, '97 Career Record .......... 79-65 (13th) John Thornton, Jordan Taylor, Haley Carpenter Career Record ............21-32 (5th) SEPT. 22 21 AUSTIN PEAY* Record at UTM ................... Same Video ................................ ESPN3 Record at SEMO ................. Same Tom Britt, Chris Brinkley, John Able W, 37-7 Passing Leader Passing Leader Dresser Winn ........ 154-234, 1,601 Yds, 12 TD Series Record ....................18-15 Daniel Santacaterina ..116-192, 1,539 Yds, 16 TD Rushing Leader Last Meeting ............ Nov. 4, 2017 Rushing Leader LaDarius Galloway ..............91/403 Yds, 4 TD Game Result ..................W, 16-14 Marquis Terry ................... 109/791 Yds, 8 TD SEPT. 29 Streak ...................................W3 AT MURRAY STATE* Receiving Leader Receiving Leader Terry Williams ....................52/560 Yds, 3 TD First Meeting ............Oct. 8, 1966 Kristian Wilkerson ..............30/345 Yds, 5 TD L, 45-38 UTM vs. SEMO in Martin .......... 9-7 Defensive Leader UTM vs. SEMO in Cape Girardeau .. 9-8 Defensive Leader Kevin Prather, Jr... 50 Tkls, 11.0 TFL, 3.5 Sack Simpson vs. SEMO ...............10-2 Zach Hall ...................92 Tkls, 7.5 TFL, 3 QBH OCT. 13 29.3 139.0 256.3 395.3 36.7 129.6 254.4 384.0 EASTERN KENTUCKY* Scoring Rushing Passing Total Scoring Rushing Passing Total L, 35-34 Offense Yards/Gm Yards/Gm Offense Defense Defense/Gm Defense/Gm Defense 37.3 195.1 243.0 438.1 30.7 195.4 288.7 484.1 SETTING THE STAGE • The University of Tennessee at Martin football team will look to snap a three-game losing streak when playing host to Ohio Valley Conference foe Southeast Missouri on Saturday, Oct. 27. The game serves as the annual Homecoming matchup for the SCHEDULE/RESULTS program with kickoff from Hardy M. Graham Stadium scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+. • Saturday’s contest will serve as the program’s 66th annual Homecoming game with UT Martin holding a 36-29 overall mark OCT. 20 AT EASTERN ILLINOIS* in said matchups. This will mark just third time the Skyhawks and Redhawks have ever squared off on Homecoming with the previous meetings occurring during the 1995 and 2002 seasons. The Skyhawk are 8-4 in Homecoming games under the L, 24-21 (OT) direction of head coach Jason Simpson. • The Skyhawks (1-6, 1-3 OVC) are hoping that the Homecoming festivities will help in assisting the squad as it looks to snap a lengthy three game losing streak. In the team’s three consecutive losses, each game has been determined by single digits while OCT. 27 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* the margins have combined to total just 11 points. UT Martin fell to Murray State (45-37) before dropping by even smaller margins against Eastern Kentucky (35-34) and Eastern Illinois (24-21 in overtime), with the latter marking the first overtime 2 P.M. | ESPN+ defeat since the 2012 season. • The game will feature two of the league’s veteran coaches in UT Martin’s Jason Simpson and Southeast Missouri’s Tom Matukewicz. Simpson ranks seventh in OVC history with a 79-65 overall mark in 13 seasons – sitting as the longest tenured NOV. 3 coach in the conference. Meanwhile, Matukewicz has posted a 21-32 mark in his fifth season at the helm of the Redhawks. AT JACKSONVILLE STATE* 1 P.M. | ESPN+ • Southeast Missouri (5-2, 3-1 OVC) enters the contest on an upward trajectory after snapping No. 4 ranked Jacksonville State’s 36-game conference winning streak with a 37-14 upset. Defensively, the Redhawks forced a season-high five turnovers – including three interceptions, a pair of fumble recoveries, a safety and a blocked field goal which was returned 85 yards for a touchdown to break the game open. NOV. 10 TENNESSEE TECH • The Redhawks are led by Northern Illinois transfer quarterback Daniel Santacaterina who has been named OVC Newcomer of the 2 P.M. | ESPN+ Week twice this season while completing 116-of-192 passes for 1,539 yards and 16 touchdowns. The squad also boasts Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Marquis Terry who has tallied 109 carries for 791 yards and eight touchdowns. On the other side of the ball, Zach Hall has tallied 92 tackles while notching 7.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and an interception. • Saturday’s game serves as the 34th meeting between the two programs with UT Martin holding a narrow 17-14 advantage. The NOV. 17 AT TENNESSEE STATE* Skyhawks have won six of the last seven meetings with Southeast Missouri’s lone victory coming as the road team on Sept. 20, 2 P.M. | ESPN+ 2014. Dating back to 2008, each contest has been decided by 10 points or fewer – minus 2016 – including last season’s matchup which saw the Skyhawks boot a field goal with one second remaining to notch a 16-14 victory. GAME 8: SOUTHEAST MISSOURI • HARDY GRAHAM STADIUM (OCT. 27, 2018) 1-6 OVERALL • 1-3 OVC SCHOOL INFORMATION Weekly team/media Schedule NAME OF SCHOOL: UT MARTIN Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday LOCATION: MARTIN, TENN. Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 FOUNDED: 1900, SENIOR COLLEGE 1951 Noon 10:42 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 2 p.m. ENROLLMENT: 7,069 Coach Jason Simpson OVC Teleconference 6 p.m. Practice 4:15 p.m. Southeast Missouri Press Conference Coach Jason Simpson Off Day NICKNAME: SKYHAWKS Practice Walk Through at UT Martin 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 ONFERENCE INISH TH SEPT. at Murray State UT Martin trimmed a pair of 21-point 2017 C F : 4-4 (4 ) Murray, Ky. ESPN+ L, 45-38 20-37-1 deficits down to a touchdown but H: 2-2 A: 2-2 29 Racers ultimately fell 45-38. BASIC OFFENSE: MULTIPLE OCT. Eastern Kentucky UT Martin scored 24 unanswered points Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ L, 35-34 4-25 in the second quarter before scoring just BASIC DEFENSE: 3-3-5 13 Colonels three in the second half PLAYERS RETURNING OCT. UT Martin scored with 25 seconds at EASTERN Illinois L, 24-21 Charleston, Ill. ESPN3 9-16 remaining before falling in overtime on a (OT) OFFENSE: 31 DEFENSE: 30 TOTAL: 63 20 Panthers field goal to Eastern Illinois LAYERS OST P L 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 OFFENSE: 7/7 DEFENSE: 6/6 TOTAL: 13/13 Jacksonville, Ala. ESPN+ 1 p.m. 7-32 3 Gamecocks NOV. TENNESSEE TECH COACHING STAFF Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 2 p.m. 15-22-2 Golden Eagles HEAD COACH: JASON SIMPSON 10 LMA ATER OUTHERN ISS NOV. at TENNESSEE STATE A M : S M , 1995 Nashville, Tenn. ESPN+ 2 p.m. 11-16 CAREER RECORD (YRS): 79-65 (13TH) 17 Tigers OVC RECORD (YRS): 62-37 (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: 365-483-18 contact a member of the UT Martin sports information staff in order to set up further accommodations. ALL-TIME OVC RECORD: 89-121 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.