Sgt._York_Trophy
The Sgt. York Trophy is a trophy which goes to the winner of the triangular season football series between the three Ohio Valley Conference football-playing schools located in the state of Tennessee – Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin. The trophy is named for Alvin York, a leading American war hero of World War I and a native of Tennessee.[1]
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| Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech | UT Martin | |
| Originated: | 2007 | ||
| Current holder: | UT Martin | ||
| APSU (3) 2017 2018 2019 |
TSU (5) 2007 2008 2011 2012 2013 |
TTU (2) 2009, 2020 |
UTM (7) 2010 2014 2015 2016 2021 2022 2023 |
The Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference announced the creation of the trophy in July 2007. In 2014, Delta Dental of Tennessee became the presenting sponsor of the Trophy. In 2022, Austin Peay left the Ohio Valley Conference and moved to the ASUN Conference, with this move and no future matchups scheduled, Austin Peay is currently no longer competing for the Sgt. York Trophy.
| Austin Peay victories | Tennessee State victories | Tennessee Tech victories | UT Martin victories |
| Year | Winner | Summary | APSU vs. TSU | APSU vs. TTU | APSU vs. UTM | TSU vs. TTU | TSU vs. UTM | TTU vs. UTM |
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| 2007 | Tennessee State† | TSU 2–1, APSU 2–1, TTU 1–2, UTM 1–2 | TSU 33–32OT | APSU 30–27 | APSU 17–14 | TSU 45–28 | UTM 43–38 | TTU 13–10 |
| 2008 | Tennessee State | TSU 3–0, UTM 2–1, APSU 1–2, TTU 0–3 | TSU 37–34 | APSU 31–28 | UTM 31–17 | TSU 41–14 | TSU 30–27OT | UTM 35–7 |
| 2009 | Tennessee Tech | TTU 3–0, UTM 2–1, APSU 1–2, TSU 0–3 | APSU 24–21 | TTU 31–23 | UTM 48–38 | TTU 20–13 | UTM 28–7 | TTU 35–28 |
| 2010 | UT Martin | UTM 3–0, TTU 2–1, APSU 1–2, TSU 0–3 | APSU 26–23 | TTU 34–21 | UTM 28–12 | TTU 21–10 | UTM 37–0 | UTM 27–24 |
| 2011 | Tennessee State† | TSU 2–1, TTU 2–1, UTM 1–2, APSU 1–2 | APSU 37–34 | TTU 49–7 | UTM 61–23 | TSU 42–40 | TSU 35–30 | TTU 34–31 |
| 2012 | Tennessee State† | TSU 2–1, UTM 2–1, APSU 1–2, TTU 1–2 | TSU 34–14 | APSU 38–31 | UTM 31–6 | TSU 22–21 | UTM 35–26 | TTU 45–44OT |
| 2013 | Tennessee State | TSU 3–0, UTM 2–1, TTU 1–2, APSU 0–3 | TSU 31–6 | TTU 34–0 | UTM 38–14 | TSU 41–21 | TSU 29–15 | UTM 28–17 |
| 2014 | UT Martin | UTM 3–0, TSU 2–1, TTU 1–2, APSU 0–3 | TSU 31–27 | TTU 41–15 | UTM 37–7 | TSU 10–7 | UTM 21–16 | UTM 17–10 |
| 2015 | UT Martin | UTM 3–0, TTU 2–1, TSU 1–2, APSU 0–3 | TSU 20–6 | TTU 42–24 | UTM 44–14 | TTU 30–24 | UTM 28–14 | UTM 31–17 |
| 2016 | UT Martin† | UTM 2–1, TTU 2–1, TSU 2–1, APSU 0–3 | TSU 41–40 | TTU 41–7 | UTM 45–31 | TTU 44–16 | TSU 34–30 | UTM 44–23 |
| 2017 | Austin Peay | APSU 3–0, UTM 2–1, TTU 1–2, TSU 0–3 | APSU 21–17 | APSU 35–28 | APSU 7–0 | TTU 30–26 | UTM 31–16 | UTM 24–0 |
| 2018 | Austin Peay† | APSU 2–1, TSU 2–1, UTM 2–1, TTU 0–3 | APSU 49–34 | APSU 41–10 | UTM 37–7 | TSU 41–14 | TSU 31–28OT | UTM 38–13 |
| 2019 | Austin Peay† | APSU 2–1, UTM 2–1, TSU 2–1, TTU 0–3 | TSU 26–24 | APSU 58–21 | APSU 38–24 | TSU 37–27 | UTM 28–17 | UTM 55–14 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Tech† | TTU 2–1, UTM 2–1, APSU 1–2, TSU 1–2 | APSU 27–20 | TTU 27–21 | UTM 37–34 | TTU 24–10 | TSU 26–24 | UTM 40–7 |
| 2021 | UT Martin | UTM 3–0, APSU 2–1, TSU 1–2, TTU 0–3 | APSU 36–7 | APSU 48–20 | UTM 17–16 | TSU 20–13OT | UTM 41–20 | UTM 42–3 |
| Tennessee State victories | Tennessee Tech victories | UT Martin victories |
| Year | Winner | Summary | TSU vs. TTU | TSU vs. UTM | TTU vs. UTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UT Martin | UTM 2–0, TSU 1–1, TTU 0–2 | TSU 30–14 | UTM 20–3 | UTM 45–28 |
| 2023 | UT Martin | UTM 2–0, TTU 1–1, TSU 0–2 | TTU 35–0 | UTM 20–10 | UTM 44–41OT |
†Won trophy on tiebreaker (In the trophy's first year, 2007, the tiebreaker was head-to-head play. In subsequent years, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy.)
| Team | Trophies | W | L | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 3 | 17 | 28 | .378 |
| Tennessee State | 5 | 24 | 25 | .490 |
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | 19 | 30 | .388 |
| UT Martin | 7 | 36 | 13 | .735 |