2013 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

2013 UT Martin Skyhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Jason Simpson (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Carmen Felus (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Byrd (2nd season)
Home stadium	Graham Stadium

2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		4	–	4					6	–	6
Murray State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Tennessee Tech		2	–	6					5	–	7
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. UT Martin played home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 pm	at No. 24 Chattanooga*		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		W 31–21	11,163
September 7	2:00 pm	at Boise State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN3	L 14–63	33,293
September 14	6:00 pm	No. 8 Central Arkansas*		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 24–23	5,061
September 28	6:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 23	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 17–7	8,074
October 5	2:00 pm	Jacksonville State	No. 22	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	L 27–41	4,981
October 10	7:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 28–17	7,222
October 19	1:00 pm	No. 24 Tennessee State		Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy])	OVCDN	L 15–29	4,166
October 26	4:00 pm	at Austin Peay		Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 38–14	6,014
November 2	1:00 pm	Murray State		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 45–17	4,817
November 9	3:30 pm	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 6–21	24,487
November 16	12:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 16–7	5,100
November 23	1:00 pm	No. 2 Eastern Illinois		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	L 22–70	3,167
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time