2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 15
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–3 (5–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeromy McDowell (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRicky Coon (1st season)
Home stadiumHouck Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^   5 – 0     9 – 3  
UT Martin +   5 – 0     7 – 4  
Tennessee State   2 – 3     4 – 7  
Tennessee Tech   2 – 3     4 – 7  
Lindenwood *   1 – 3     7 – 3  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 4     2 – 9  
Murray State   1 – 4     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks played their home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Although Southeast Missouri State finished as OVC co-champions with UT Martin (both with 5–0 OVC records), SEMO was awarded the automatic bid to the 2022 FCS playoffs while UT Martin was not.[1] Both teams had identical records in conference play, and no game had been played between the two teams that season, as a result of schedule changes to accommodate new member Lindenwood. The tiebreaker to determine an automatic conference bid ultimately then came down to a coin flip, which the Redhawks won.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 p.m.at Iowa State*
ESPN+L 10–4257,142
September 106:00 p.m.at No. 17 Southern Illinois*
ESPN3/ESPN+W 34–318,662
September 172:00 p.m.Nicholls*
ESPN+W 42–163,482
September 242:00 p.m.Central Arkansas*
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+W 35–273,756
October 11:00 p.m.at LindenwoodNo. 24
ESPN+W 49–285,036
October 82:00 p.m.Tennessee TechNo. 21
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+W 34–203,892
October 221:00 p.m.at Northwestern State*No. 16
ESPN+W 51–164,326
October 291:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*daggerNo. 15
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+L 23–284,902
November 55:00 p.m.at Tennessee StateNo. 22
ESPN+W 42–06,369
November 122:00 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisNo. 20
ESPN+W 31–71,831
November 191:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 17
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+W 52–223,375
November 269:00 p.m.at No. 19 Montana*No. 14
ESPN2/ESPN+L 24–3413,390
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3]

Game summaries

At Iowa State

See also: 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Game One: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0–0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Southeast Missouri State 0 10 0010
Iowa State 7 14 71442

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 74°F
  • Game attendance: 57,142
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Todd Doxzon
Game information
First Quarter
  • (02:29) ISU – Xavier Hutchinson 33 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:05; ISU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:53) ISU – Xavier Hutchinson 33 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; ISU 14–0)
  • (07:54) ISU – Xavier Hutchinson 8 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:06; ISU 21–0)
  • (01:59) SEMO– Damoriea Vick 11 Yd pass from Paxton DeLaurent (DC Pippin Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:06; ISU 21–7)
  • (00:28) SEMO – DC Pippin 23 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:58; ISU 21–10)
Third Quarter
  • (09:58) ISU – DeShawn Hanika 9 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:57; ISU 28–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:29) ISU – Jirehl Brock 1 Yd Run (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:27; ISU 35–10)
  • (06:06) ISU – Deon Silas 1 Yd Run (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:29; ISU 42–10)
Statistics SEMO ISU
First downs 15 26
Total yards 320 469
Rushes/yards 22/98 36/176
Passing yards 222 293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–38–1 25–31–1
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:25 32:35
Team Category Player Statistics
SEMO Passing Paxton DeLaurent 19–38, 222 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Paxton DeLaurent 12 CAR, 74 YDS
Receiving Ryan Flournoy 3 REC, 56 YDS, 0 TD
Iowa State Passing Hunter Dekkers 25–31, 293 yards, 4TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jirehl Brock 16 CAR, 104 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 8 REC, 128 YDS, 3 TD

At No. 17 Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 7 3 17 34
No. 17 Salukis 3 7 7 14 31

See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 7 9 0 16
Redhawks 7 14 14 7 42

See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team

Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 17 3 7 27
Redhawks 7 21 0 7 35

See also: 2022 Central Arkansas Bears football team

At Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Redhawks 6 15 7 21 49
Lions 0 7 7 14 28

See also: 2022 Lindenwood Lions football team

Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 10 0 7 20
No. 21 Redhawks 10 17 7 0 34

See also: 2022 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Redhawks 23 14 14 0 51
Demons 3 0 13 0 16

See also: 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 0 22 6 28
No. 15 Redhawks 10 3 3 7 23

See also: 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Redhawks 7 14 7 14 42
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0

See also: 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Redhawks 0 21 3 7 31
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7

See also: 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 3 6 6 7 22
No. 17 Redhawks 21 10 14 7 52

See also: 2022 Murray State Racers football team

FCS Playoffs

At No. 19 Montana – first round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Redhawks 7 10 7 0 24
No. 19 Grizzlies 0 3 21 10 34

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

Coaching staff

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Name Position Consecutive season at Southeast Missouri State in current position Previous position
Tom Matukewicz Head coach 9th Toledo defensive coordinator (2012–2013)
Jeromy McDowell Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach 5th Colorado Mesa offensive coordinator (2016–2017)
Ricky Coon Defensive coordinator 1st Dodge City CC head coach (2019–2021)
Ray Smith Defensive pass game coordinator 2nd Southeast Missouri State cornerbacks coach (2017–2020)
Justin Drudik Offensive pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach 2nd Southeast Missouri State wide receivers coach (2018–2020)
Jerone Steckel Defensive line coach 4th Central Michigan graduate assistant (2017–2018)
Lucas Orchard Offensive line coach 1st Southeast Missouri State graduate assistant (2020–2021)
Tim Billings Outside linebackers coach 1st Southern Miss interim head coach, assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, and safeties coach (2020)
Cole Cook Tight ends coach 1st Missouri offensive analyst (2020–2021)
Connor Benado Special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach 1st Southeast Missouri State inside linebackers coach (2021)
Darius Hicks Assistant defensive backs coach and cornerbacks coach 1st Morningside defensive backs coach (2020–2021)

References

  1. ^ a b Weir, Grayson (November 20, 2022). "College football team misses out on playoffs because it lost a coin flip". Outkick. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
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