Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
University of Tennessee at Martin Football
Martin, TN · the Skyhawks · University of Tennessee at Martin overview
116
Roster
11 over the D-I cap of 105
$4M
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$34,325
Per roster spot
median $79,762
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
937
APR
93% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Tennessee at Martin fields a football team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 116 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $3,981,711, well below the median of $9.1M — $34,325 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 11 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 937, about the median of 964, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,836,492 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,721 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#222Team budgetof 261 · Division I#218Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#165Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#234APRof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster116 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 11 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$3,981,711 for the year
- Operating expenses$776,155 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,325 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate937 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,836,492 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,721 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$140,499 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Simpson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kevin Bannon | Associate Head Coach | Offensive Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Rudy Griffin | Assistant Head Coach | Co-Defensive Coordinator | Defensive Line | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,234undergraduates · 6,941 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 5,199 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1210
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Football
Full picture →116on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105116
11 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate937
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,981,711 $34,325 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,836,492
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $140,499
Cost
Full picture →$11,151net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,194 in-state · $16,234 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in agriculture · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of Tennessee at Martin
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Football program116 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,151 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsAgriculture · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,234Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 35 | 110 | $4M | 962 | 86% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 49 | 109 | $1M | — | — | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 77 | 104 | $3.7M | 959 | 79% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 85 | 108 | $5.5M | 941 | 96% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 97 | 105 | $5M | 971 | 90% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 103 | 84 | $850k | — | 50% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 104 | 165 | $22M | 980 | 93% | |
| Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 107 | 153 | $12M | 972 | 70% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 114 | 109 | $6.9M | 947 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 116 | 116 | $44M | 984 | 6% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 125 | 126 | $3.9M | 965 | 96% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 137 | 112 | $1.8M | — | 67% |
Other football programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 109 | $6.9M | $63,430 | 947 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 12 over cap | 117 | $5M | $42,816 | 930 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 13 over cap | 118 | $4.5M | $38,508 | 961 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 21 over cap | 126 | $4.3M | $34,405 | 932 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 5 over cap | 110 | $4.2M | $37,883 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 11 over cap | 116 | $4M | $34,325 | 937 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University room for 1 | 104 | $3.7M | $35,397 | 959 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 9 over cap | 114 | $3.5M | $30,828 | 959 | vs |
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