The UT Martin Skyhawks will play two Football Bowl Subdivision teams and host four Ohio Valley Confererence powerhouses this season at Hardy M. Graham Stadium.

The 12-game schedule includes six road games, including visits to the University of South Florida in Tampa (Aug. 30) and to perennial Southeastern Conference power Auburn University (Nov. 8).
“We will play one of the toughest schedules ever this season,” said Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks third-year head coach. “Our road games at South Florida and Auburn will be exciting for our players and our entire program. Our players will have a chance to play in front of a lot of people, and they will have the opportunity to play in outstanding facilities. Our program will obviously benefit financially from both games for a long time.”

The Skyhawks open the home portion of their schedule with back-to-back games in Hardy M. Graham Stadium. The Skyhawks will host Baker University, Sept. 6, and Concordia, Sept. 11.
The road to the Ohio Valley Conference championship begins in Clarksville, when the Skyhawks meet Austin Peay, Sept. 20. The Skyhawks will travel to rival Murray State on Sept. 27 and then return home for homecoming on Oct. 4 against Tennessee State.

Eastern Illinois will invade Martin on Oct. 11, and then the Skyhawks travel to Cookeville for a Thursday night battle against instate rival Tennessee Tech. Sandwiched between Tech and Auburn is a home game against Jacksonville State on Thursday, Oct. 23 (scheduled to be televised on ESPNU).
The Skyhawks will wrap up their regular season with OVC games at Southeast Missouri State, Nov. 15, and at home, Nov. 22, against defending OVC champion Eastern Kentucky.