SKYHAWK FOOTBALL REMAINS IN BOTH NATIONAL POLLS FOLLOWING BYE WEEK
10/16/2023 10:00:00 AM | Football
MARTIN, Tenn. – With the bye week in the rearview mirror, the University of Tennessee at Martin football team opens the second half of the season ranked in both national polls, sitting No. 17 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and No. 19 in the AFCA Coaches' Poll for the second consecutive week.
The Skyhawks (5-1, 2-0 Big South-OVC) are winners of five straight contests while boasting a perfect 5-0 mark against FCS opponents – including winning a nationally ranked overtime clash against No. 25 Eastern Illinois in their previous outing.
UT Martin ranks in the top-25 nationally in 10 different team categories and 14 individual categories. The squad sits among the nation's top 10 teams in blocked kicks allowed (first, zero), blocked punts allowed (first, zero), winning percentage (fourth, 83 percent), rushing offense (fifth, 255.2 ypg), team tackles for loss (fifth, 8.0), net punting (fifth, 42.67), total offense (seventh, 464.5 ypg) and rushing defense (ninth, 89.5 ypg).
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Oct. 16)
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1. South Dakota State (56)
2. Montana State
3. Sacramento State
4. Furman
5. UIW
6. South Dakota
7. Delaware
8. Western Carolina
9. Montana
10. Idaho
11. North Dakota
12. Southern Illinois
13. William & Mary
14. North Dakota State
15. Holy Cross
16. North Carolina Central
17. UT Martin
18. Harvard
19. Florida A&M
20. Central Arkansas
21. Chattanooga
22. Villanova
23. UC Davis
24. Austin Peay
25. Youngstown State
AFCA FCS Coaches' Poll (Oct. 16)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Montana State
3. Furman
4. Sacramento State
5. UIW
6. Montana
7. Delaware
8. Idaho
9. North Dakota
10. North Carolina Central
11. Holy Cross
12. Southern Illinois
13. William & Mary
14. Western Carolina
15. North Dakota State
16. South Dakota
17. Harvard
18. Florida A&M
19. UT Martin
20. Chattanooga
21. Central Arkansas
22. New Hampshire
23. UC Davis
24. Austin Peay
25. Illinois State
The Skyhawks (5-1, 2-0 Big South-OVC) are winners of five straight contests while boasting a perfect 5-0 mark against FCS opponents – including winning a nationally ranked overtime clash against No. 25 Eastern Illinois in their previous outing.
UT Martin ranks in the top-25 nationally in 10 different team categories and 14 individual categories. The squad sits among the nation's top 10 teams in blocked kicks allowed (first, zero), blocked punts allowed (first, zero), winning percentage (fourth, 83 percent), rushing offense (fifth, 255.2 ypg), team tackles for loss (fifth, 8.0), net punting (fifth, 42.67), total offense (seventh, 464.5 ypg) and rushing defense (ninth, 89.5 ypg).
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Oct. 16)
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1. South Dakota State (56)
2. Montana State
3. Sacramento State
4. Furman
5. UIW
6. South Dakota
7. Delaware
8. Western Carolina
9. Montana
10. Idaho
11. North Dakota
12. Southern Illinois
13. William & Mary
14. North Dakota State
15. Holy Cross
16. North Carolina Central
17. UT Martin
18. Harvard
19. Florida A&M
20. Central Arkansas
21. Chattanooga
22. Villanova
23. UC Davis
24. Austin Peay
25. Youngstown State
AFCA FCS Coaches' Poll (Oct. 16)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Montana State
3. Furman
4. Sacramento State
5. UIW
6. Montana
7. Delaware
8. Idaho
9. North Dakota
10. North Carolina Central
11. Holy Cross
12. Southern Illinois
13. William & Mary
14. Western Carolina
15. North Dakota State
16. South Dakota
17. Harvard
18. Florida A&M
19. UT Martin
20. Chattanooga
21. Central Arkansas
22. New Hampshire
23. UC Davis
24. Austin Peay
25. Illinois State
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