2026 Week 8 - WIU vs UT Martin - Homecoming

[ST_Lawson]

 VS 

Opponent: UT Martin Skyhawks
Game Time: Saturday, October 24 at 3 PM
Location: Hanson Field, Macomb

Last Year: In 2025, UTM went 6-6 overall, with a 6-2 record in the OVC. They won our matchup with them, 32-31.
This Year: The Skyhawks are 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the OVC. They have wins over Chicago State, Tennessee State, and Gardner-Webb. Losses against Central Arkansas, FBS West Virginia, FBS Memphis, and Austin Peay.
History: The Leathernecks and Skyhawks have faced off four times, with UTM having a 3-1 record against us. Our only win against them was in 2003, and they beat us in 2022, 2024, and 2025.

Projections: 

• Massey Ratings currently says we have a 44% chance of winning this game, with a predicted score of 30-27 for the Skyhawks.
• Sagarin's projections say a 51% chance of a WIU victory...so essentially a "coin flip".

 

[NewNeck]

https://ovcsports.com/news/2026/10/19/f ... -list.aspx
 

[sealhall74]

Sad to see that the Old Stompin' Ground Runaround is apparently no longer a thing.  I don't run much these days but could walk it.

[ST_Lawson]

Sad to see that the Old Stompin' Ground Runaround is apparently no longer a thing.  I don't run much these days but could walk it.

Yeah, apparently for a couple years at least. I hadn't been able to do it for a while with the band alumni stuff I do, but last time it was run, I don't remember there being that many people. Maybe 40ish? Not really enough to make it worth it.


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[rocki]

Sad to see that the Old Stompin' Ground Runaround is apparently no longer a thing.  I don't run much these days but could walk it.

 

Is it like everything else? The people that organized it are getting older and nobody new wants to take on the project? (I have no clue who has sponsored it in the past, but it seems the same thing is happening with all kinds of groups/events)

[ST_Lawson]

Sad to see that the Old Stompin' Ground Runaround is apparently no longer a thing.  I don't run much these days but could walk it.


 

Is it like everything else? The people that organized it are getting older and nobody new wants to take on the project? (I have no clue who has sponsored it in the past, but it seems the same thing is happening with all kinds of groups/events)

 

Probably more that the people that organized it have retired/left/were let go and the positions have not been replaced. With all the other things going on during Homecoming weekend, they probably decided it wasn't a priority and not worth the trouble.

[rocki]

Sad to see that the Old Stompin' Ground Runaround is apparently no longer a thing.  I don't run much these days but could walk it.



 

Is it like everything else? The people that organized it are getting older and nobody new wants to take on the project? (I have no clue who has sponsored it in the past, but it seems the same thing is happening with all kinds of groups/events)


 

Probably more that the people that organized it have retired/left/were let go and the positions have not been replaced. With all the other things going on during Homecoming weekend, they probably decided it wasn't a priority and not worth the trouble.

 

I looked at past articles, and it said it was the alumni that put it on, so the "let go" shouldn't play into it.
 

[ST_Lawson]

Is it like everything else? The people that organized it are getting older and nobody new wants to take on the project? (I have no clue who has sponsored it in the past, but it seems the same thing is happening with all kinds of groups/events)



 

Probably more that the people that organized it have retired/left/were let go and the positions have not been replaced. With all the other things going on during Homecoming weekend, they probably decided it wasn't a priority and not worth the trouble.


 

I looked at past articles, and it said it was the alumni that put it on, so the "let go" shouldn't play into it.
 

 

The Alumni House/Alumni Relations put it on. Here is the current list of their employees: https://directory.wiu.edu/facultystaff/ ... Relations/

[NewNeck]

I miss the PACE for the beer garden, the RITZ for happy hour and fish bowls and PARKSIDE for karaoke, BOOTLEGGERS for the martinis, the CAFÉ and DOWNSTAIRS for the Quaaludes and the DOG POUND for finals week.  Also very nostalgic for the Wheeler St Block Party.  Neck Up!