2012 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2012 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–3 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mac Bryan (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Carmen Felus (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Byrd (1st season)
Home stadium	Graham Stadium

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky		6	–	2					8	–	3
UT Martin		6	–	2					8	–	3
Jacksonville State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Tennessee State		4	–	3					8	–	3
Murray State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					3	–	8
Austin Peay		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 20–17	39,076
September 8	6:00 pm	at Northern Illinois*		Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 7–35	16,010
September 13	6:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana*		Graham Stadium Martin, TN		W 23–6	4,012
September 22	6:00 pm	at Austin Peay		Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		W 31–6	7,463
September 29	11:00 am	No. 19 Eastern Kentucky		Graham Stadium Martin, TN		L 16–28	4,994
October 6	2:00 pm	Eastern Illinois		Graham Stadium Martin, TN		W 51–37	5,456
October 13	3:00 pm	at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		W 66–59	9,597
October 20	1:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		W 27–17	5,820
November 3	12:00 pm	Jacksonville State		Graham Stadium Martin, TN		W 49–47	4,739
November 10	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech	No. 23	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 44–45 OT	3,709
November 17	2:00 pm	No. 23 Tennessee State		Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		W 35–26	6,322
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time