NCAA FCS Big South

UT Martin football predictions & picks

Big South

2026 record: 4-6
Big South: 5th
PPG: 22.5
Streak: W1
Last 5: Won 42–28 at Tennessee State · Sat, Oct 10 Won 17–6 vs Gardner-Webb · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 24–55 at Western Illinois · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 16–45 vs Eastern Illinois · Sat, Oct 31 Won 20–10 at Charleston Southern · Sat, Nov 7

UT Martin next game

Wk 11

UT Martin vs3:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Lindenwood

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

UT Martin 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Aug 27Aug 27 vs Central Arkansas C Arkansas L24–36 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Chicago State Chicago St W42–7 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @West Virginia West Virginia L7–52 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Memphis Memphis L21–45 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Austin Peay Austin Peay L12–35 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Tennessee State Tennessee St W42–28 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb W17–6 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Western Illinois W Illinois L24–55 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Eastern Illinois E Illinois L16–45 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Charleston Southern Charleston So W20–10 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Lindenwood Lindenwood 3:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

UT Martin team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 22.5/ game 81st

Total yards 324.8/ game 81st

Passing yards 160.5/ game 109th

Rushing yards 164.3/ game 47th

Third-down conversions 36.8% 76th

Giveaways 1.9/ game 109th

Time of possession 32:18 16th

Defense

Points allowed 31.9/ game 92nd

Yards allowed 401.1/ game 88th

Passing yards allowed 231.9/ game 85th

Rushing yards allowed 169.2/ game 75th

Takeaways 1.4/ game 54th

Penalties 6.6/ game 80th

UT Martin leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Tate Surber 1,347yds 4 TD · 10 INT · 62.4% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Chris Franklin 600yds 7 TD · 4.5 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Deuce Oliver 354yds 23 catches · 0 TD · 10 games

Tackles Joel Castleberry 50 10 games

Sacks Malik Brown 3.5 9 games

Interceptions LaMarion Pierce 2 3 passes defended · 8 games

Big South standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Western Illinois W Illinois 640 6-4 .600 362259 +103 W3

2 Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri 640 6-4 .600 238237 +1 W1

3 Lindenwood Lindenwood 540 5-4 .556 221211 +10 W4

4 Charleston Southern Charleston So 460 4-6 .400 232228 +4 L2

5 UT Martin UT Martin 460 4-6 .400 225319 −94 W1

6 Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb 370 3-7 .300 212224 −12 L1

7 Eastern Illinois E Illinois 370 3-7 .300 202313 −111 L1

8 Tennessee State Tennessee St 280 2-8 .200 154311 −157 L3

UT Martin FAQ

Who does UT Martin play next?

Next up for UT Martin: home against Lindenwood, Saturday, November 14, 3:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is UT Martin’s record this season?

UT Martin is 4-6, 5th in the Big South.

Who leads UT Martin in passing yards?

Tate Surber, with 1,347 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (4 TD · 10 INT · 62.4% comp. · 9 games).

Big South rivals

All teams

Charleston Southern Eastern Illinois Gardner-Webb Lindenwood Southeast Missouri State Tennessee State Western Illinois

UT Martin this week

UT Martin is 4-6, 3-2 in Big South play. Its last game was a 20–10 win over Charleston Southern on November 7. Its offense averages 22.5 points a game (tied for 81st in FCS), and its defense allows 31.9 (92nd).

Next up, UT Martin hosts Lindenwood on Saturday, November 14 at 3:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.