Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
2025 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
First season	1902;123 years ago (1902)
Athletic director	Brady Barke
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz 11th season, 63–62 (.504)
Stadium	Houck Stadium (capacity: 11,015)
Location	Cape Girardeau, Missouri
NCAA division	Division I FCS
Conference	OVC–Big South
All-time record	493–557–37 (.471)
Conference titles	21
Colors	Red and black [1]
Website	gosoutheast.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

• 1952–1957: NAIA
• 1958–1972: NCAA College Division
• 1973–1990: NCAA Division II
• 1991–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

• 1902–1923: Independent
• 1924–1990: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
• 1991–present: Ohio Valley Conference

Conference championships

Southeast Missouri State has won 21 conference championships, 12 outright and nine 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	9–3	5–0
2024†	Big South–OVC Football Association	Tom Matukewicz	9–3	6–2

† Co-champions

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Redhawks have made five appearances in the Division I–AA/FCS playoffs, with a combined record of 1–5.

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
2024	First Round	Illinois State	L 27–35

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 June 6, 2024. ^[17]

2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
vs North Alabama	at Arkansas State			at Missouri	at North Alabama	at Missouri
at New Mexico State	North Alabama
at Southern Illinois	at North Dakota State
Northwestern State	Southern Illinois

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. "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 June 6, 2024.

External links

• Official website