2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bannon (7th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorChris Polizzi (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumGraham Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^   5 0     9 3  
UT Martin +   5 0     7 4  
Tennessee State   2 3     4 7  
Tennessee Tech   2 3     4 7  
Lindenwood *   1 3     7 3  
Eastern Illinois   1 4     2 9  
Murray State   1 4     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Although UT Martin finished as OVC co-champions with Southeast Missouri State (both with 5–0 OVC records), Southeast Missouri State was awarded the automatic bid to the 2022 FCS playoffs while UT Martin was not.[1] Both teams had identical records in conference play, and no game had been played between the two teams that season, as a result of schedule changes to accommodate new member Lindenwood. The tiebreaker to determine an automatic conference bid ultimately then came down to a coin flip, which UT Martin lost.[1]

  1. ^ a b Weir, Grayson (November 20, 2022). "College football team misses out on playoffs because it lost a coin flip". Outkick. Retrieved November 20, 2022.