2011 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2011 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mac Bryan (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Carmen Felus (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Lytrel Pollard (1st season)
Home stadium	Graham Stadium

2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^		6	–	2					7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky +^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Jacksonville State +		6	–	2					7	–	4
Murray State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Tennessee State		4	–	4					5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4					5	–	6
Austin Peay		2	–	6					3	–	8
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at No. 9 Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 23–24	17,919
September 15	6:00 pm	Union (KY)*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN		W 63–0	2,431
September 22	6:00 pm	No. 24 Murray State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN		W 48–26	5,281
October 1	6:30 pm	Tennessee Tech	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 31–34	5,631
October 8	2:00 pm	Austin Peay	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		W 61–23	6,143
October 15	4:00 pm	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 30–33	24,582
October 22	1:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL		W 24–23	6,832
October 29	6:30 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Graham Stadium Martin, TN		W 38–30	3,349
November 5	6:30 pm	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	ESPN3	L 17–55	55,096
November 12	5:00 pm	at Tennessee State	LP Field Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 30–35	19,537
November 19	12:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 16–23	3,300
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time