SKYHAWK FOOTBALL QUICK HITS – TENNESSEE TECH EDITION

1. OVC Coaches Teleconference

2. Big Money Plays

Money plays are defined as plays resulting in a first down or a touchdown. Senior running back LaDarius Galloway leads the team with 39 money plays on the season with 25 rushing first downs, eight receiving first downs and six touchdowns. Junior receiver Terry Williams ranks second with 33 first downs and three touchdown receptions.

3. Sgt. York Trophy Series

In July 2007, the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference announced the creation of the Sergeant York Trophy which goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four Ohio Valley Conference football-playing schools located in the state of Tennessee – Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.

The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief's Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since 1972.

The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor.

After the completion of the football season, the Sergeant York Trophy will be awarded to the institution with the best head-to-head record in the match-ups with their fellow Tennessee schools. In the event of a tie, the award will be shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy. UT Martin has won or shared the Sgt. York Trophy five times in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Skyhawks hold a 24-10 all-time record in the series – the best mark of the four Tennessee OVC schools. That includes a 15-4 mark since 2012.

All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners
2007      Tennessee State*/Austin Peay
2008      Tennessee State
2009      Tennessee Tech
2010      UT Martin
2011      Tennessee State*/Tennessee Tech
2012      Tennessee State*/UT Martin
2013      Tennessee State
2014      UT Martin
2015      UT Martin
2016      UT Martin*/Tennessee State/Tennessee Tech
2017      Austin Peay
*Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker

4. On This Date in UT Martin History

When the Skyhawks take the field on Saturday it will be the eighth time in program history that UT Martin has played on the 10^thof November. Overall, UT Martin is 5-4 on games played on Nov. 10 dating back to 1951.

1951 at Northeast Mississippi Junior College (L, 47-0)
1956 at Redstone Arsenal (W, 41-21)
1962 vs. Troy (W, 27-6)
1973 at Troy (L, 30-0)
1984 vs. Livingston (W, 7-0)
1990 at West Georgia (W, 24-20)
2001 at Murray State (L, 35-17)
2007 vs. Murray State (W, 76-34)
2012 at Tennessee Tech (L, 45-44, 2 OT)