Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
2023 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
First season1902
Athletic directorBrady Barke
Head coachTom Matukewicz
9th season, 50–52 (.490)
StadiumHouck Stadium
(capacity: 11,015)
LocationCape Girardeau, Missouri
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
All-time record431–481–36 (.474)
Conference titles19
ColorsRed and black[1]
   
Websitegosoutheast.com

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Southeast Missouri State University located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team plays its home games at the 11,015-seat Houck Stadium. They are coached by Tom Matukewicz.

History

Southeast Missouri State first competed in football in 1904.[2] In 1912, the school joined the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), which later joined the NCAA as a Division II conference.[3] The football team had its first known head coach, J.F. Corleux, in 1915. Corleux remained head coach until 1929.[4]

In 1991, Southeast Missouri State joined the Ohio Valley Conference and moved up to the Division I-AA level.

Classifications

Conference memberships

Conference championships

Southeast Missouri State has won 19 conference championships, 12 outright and seven shared.[5][6]

Season Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1937 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Abe Stuber 9–0 5–0
1942† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Abe Stuber 4–2–1 3–1
1946 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Abe Stuber 8–0–1 5–0
1955 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kenneth Knox 9–0 5–0
1957 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kenneth Knox 6–2–1 4–0–1
1958 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kenneth Knox 7–1–1 5–0
1959 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kenneth Knox 7–2 5–0
1962 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kenneth Knox 7–3 5–0
1967 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kenneth Knox 8–2 5–0
1968 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tom Thrower 6–4 5–0
1969† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tom Thrower 8–2 4–1
1973 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Jim Lohr 6–4 5–1
1975 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Jim Lohr 7–4 6–0
1976† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Jim Lohr 7–3–1 4–1–1
1977† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Jim Lohr 7–3–1 4–1–1
1987† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Bob Smith 6–4–1 4–0–1
1988† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Bill Maskill 6–4 5–1
2010 Ohio Valley Conference Tony Samuel 9–3 7–1
2019† Ohio Valley Conference Tom Matukewicz 9–3 7–1
2022† Ohio Valley Conference Tom Matukewicz 9–2 5–0

† Co-champions

FCS Playoffs results

The Redhawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs four times with an overall record of 1–4.

Year Round Opponent Result
2010 Second Round Eastern Washington L 17–37
2018 First Round
Second Round		 Stony Brook
Weber State		 W 28–14
L 23–48
2019 First Round Illinois State L 6–24
2022 First Round Montana L 24–34

Rivalries

Southeast Missouri State has an in-state rivalry with Missouri State.[7] The two schools last played in 2008, and Missouri State leads the series 46–28.[8]

Another rivalry is with Southern Illinois. The annual series between the schools went on hiatus after 2005 and resumed in 2010.[9] In 2013, the two schools played in a game called the College Classic, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.[10] In the first-ever football game held at Busch, Southern Illinois won 36-19.[11] In 2014, the rivalry game was played at SIU's stadium in Carbondale, Illinois, and Southern Illinois won 50-23. Southeast Missouri State leads the series 39–35–8 as of 2014.[8][12]

Within the Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State's rival is Murray State.[13][14] Murray State leads the series 38–10–1 as of 2014.[8][15]

Notable former players

Name Years played Position
Eugene Amano 2000–2003 C
Dan Connolly 2001–2005 OT
Kenneth Dement 1951–1955 OT/DT
Kendall Donnerson 2014-2017 DE
Mike Ford 2013-2017 CB
Drew Forbes 2015-2019 OG
Ray Goodson 2001–2004 TE
Ken Iman 1958–1959 C
Edgar Jones 2003–2006 LB
Dimitri Patterson 2001–2004 CB
Willie Ponder 1999–2002 WR
Jon Robinson 1996–1998 DT
Angel Rubio 1993–1997 DT
Zach Hall 2016–2019 LB
Marquis Walker 1992–1995 CB
Kristian Wilkerson 2015–2019 WR
Mike Wood 1974–1977 K

Current coaching staff

[16]

Name Position
Tom Matukewicz Head coach
Ricky Coon Defensive coordinator
Jeromy McDowell Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Justin Drudik Wide receivers/offensive passing game coordinator
Ray Smith Defensive Backs/Defensive pass game coordinator
Jerone Williams Defensive line
Cole Cook Tight ends
Tim Billings Outside linebackers
Connor Benado Inside linebackers
Lucas Orchard Offensive line
Isasc Reed Running backs
Luke Berblinger Recruiting coordinator
Lucas Orchard Graduate assistant
Jesse Stilley Graduate assistant
Brett Blackman Director of operations/equipment manager
Ryan Napoli Director of sports performance

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of August 8, 2023.[17]

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
at Kansas State North Alabama at Arkansas State at Missouri at Missouri
Southern Illinois at Southern Illinois at North Alabama
at Eastern Kentucky at North Dakota State
at Central Arkansas Southern Illinois
at Nicholls

References

  1. ^ "Ohio Valley Conference Style Guide" (PDF). June 20, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ^ 2014 media guide, p. 204.
  3. ^ "About the Association".
  4. ^ 2014 media guide, p. 159.
  5. ^ DeLassus, David (2015). "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Conference Champions". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "2014 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Football Information Guide". Southeast Missouri State University. 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Bears Renew Longest Rivalry With Saturday Night's Game at Southeast". Missouri State Bears. September 18, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Series records" (PDF), 2014 Southeast Missouri State Football Guide, p. 136
  9. ^ Mishow, Marty (September 17, 2010). "Southeast, Southern Illinois football coaches enjoy renewed rivalry". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  10. ^ "Southern Illinois and SE Miss State to play first football game in Busch Stadium". GamedayR. April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  11. ^ Mishow, Marty (September 22, 2003). "Southeast bows to SIU in first football game at Busch Stadium". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "Turnovers Doom Redhawks in 50-23 Loss to Southern Illinois". Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. September 13, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  13. ^ "SEMO Football Set To Host Rival Murray State Saturday". Missouri Sports Redux. October 9, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  14. ^ "Redhawks Host Rival Murray State Saturday". Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. October 7, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  15. ^ "Racers Stun #23 SEMO in Double OT".
  16. ^ 2021 Football Coaching Staff, retrieved May 31, 2019
  17. ^ "Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

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