By Alex Boggis, UT Martin Assistant Sports Information Director
MARTIN, Tenn. – Following a heavy-weight showdown against No. 5 Missouri State last week, the University of Tennessee at Martin football program enters its Week 3 matchup ranked No. 16 in the weekly Stats Perform FCS Top 25 poll while sitting No. 18 in the AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25.
The Skyhawks went back-and-forth with the top-five ranked Bears on the road last week before dropping the contest by a final margin of 35-30. With the loss, UT Martin dropped two spots in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 while falling four positions in the AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25.
UT Martin ranks in the top-25 in 13 different team categories and 22 individual categories. The squad sits amongst the nation’s top 10 teams in sacks allowed (0, first), blocked kicks allowed (0, first), blocked punts allowed (0, first), fumbles lost (0, first), turnovers lowest (1, second), blocked kicks (two, second), passing offense (330.5, seventh) and total offense (503.0, 10th).
Individually, EJ Smoot ranks third nationally in receiving touchdowns (3) while Colton Dowell ranks fourth in receptions per game (8.5) and Shaun Lewis ranks fifth in interceptions per game (1.0). Running back Zak Wallace ranks in the top-10 nationally in rushing touchdowns (4, fifth), total touchdowns (4, sixth) and scoring (12.0, seventh) while quarterback Dresser Winn ranks amongst the nation’s leaders in passing touchdowns (6, sixth), passing yards per game (330.5, sixth), total offense (338.5, eighth) and completions per game (25.5, ninth).
AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25
- North Dakota State (26) | 2-0 | 674
- Montana (1) | 2-0 | 642
- South Dakota State | 1-1 | 617
- Montana State | 2-0 | 599
- Villanova | 2-0 | 557
- Missouri State | 2-0 | 528
- Sacramento State | 1-0 | 489
- UIW | 2-0 | 487
- Chattanooga | 2-0 | 456
- Delaware | 2-0 | 415
- Jackson State | 2-0 | 367
- Holy Cross | 2-0 | 363
- Weber State | 2-0 | 355
- Rhode Island | 2-0 | 272
- Eastern Washington | 1-1 | 262
- Stephen F. Austin | 1-2 | 233
- William & Mary | 2-0 | 227
- UT Martin | 1-1 | 218
- East Tennessee State | 1-1 | 210
- Mercer | 1-1 | 129
- Fordham | 2-0 | 60
- Kennesaw State | 0-2 | 57
- Youngstown State | 2-0 | 56
- Eastern Kentucky | 1-1 | 55
- Samford | 1-1 | 46
Stats Perform FCS Top 25
- North Dakota State (52) | 2-0 | 1358
- South Dakota State (2) | 1-1 | 1263
- Montana | 2-0 | 1242
- Montana State | 2-0 | 1199
- Missouri State | 2-0 | 1097
- UIW | 2-0 | 1064
- Villanova | 2-0 | 1021
- Sacramento State | 1-0 | 967
- Delaware | 2-0 | 865
- Chattanooga | 2-0 | 804
- Jackson State | 2-0 | 758
- Weber State | 2-0 | 748
- Holy Cross | 2-0 | 713
- Eastern Washington | 1-1 | 562
- William & Mary | 2-0 | 542
- UT Martin | 1-1 | 488
- Rhode Island | 2-0 | 468
- ETSU | 1-1 | 388
- Eastern Kentucky | 1-1 | 285
- Mercer | 1-1 | 243
- Stephen F. Austin | 1-2 | 180
- North Dakota | 1-1 | 157
- Kennesaw State | 0-2 | 141
- Samford | 1-1 | 139
- New Hampshire | 2-0 | 138
Graphic courtesy of UT Martin Sports Information